spectrometer
noun
spec·trom·e·ter
spek-ˈträ-mə-tər 
1
: an instrument used for measuring wavelengths of light spectra
2
: any of various analytical instruments in which an emission (as of particles or radiation) is dispersed according to some property (such as mass or energy) of the emission and the amount of dispersion is measured
nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer
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One of the two mass spectrometers on the spacecraft, the SUrface Dust Analyzer, is designed for single ice grain analysis.
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Fabian Klenner, JSTOR Daily, 13 June 2024
The company's innovative approach enables closed-loop controls between the sensor (spectrometer) and actuator (valves, pumps, stirrers, heaters, etc.), ensuring precise adjustments and corrections in real-time.
—Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
Its lander carried cameras, a soil structure detector, and a mineral spectrometer for analyzing geologic samples.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 4 June 2024
Euclid launched in July 2023 to probe the fine details of this sprawling structure with a state-of-the-art 600-megapixel visible-light camera and a wide-field near-infrared spectrometer and photometer.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 8 Nov. 2023
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Fabian Klenner, JSTOR Daily, 13 June 2024
The company's innovative approach enables closed-loop controls between the sensor (spectrometer) and actuator (valves, pumps, stirrers, heaters, etc.), ensuring precise adjustments and corrections in real-time.
—Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
Its lander carried cameras, a soil structure detector, and a mineral spectrometer for analyzing geologic samples.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 4 June 2024
Euclid launched in July 2023 to probe the fine details of this sprawling structure with a state-of-the-art 600-megapixel visible-light camera and a wide-field near-infrared spectrometer and photometer.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 8 Nov. 2023
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spectrometer
noun
spec·trom·e·ter
spek-ˈträm-ət-ər
1
: an instrument for producing a spectrum
2
: an instrument that spreads particles or radiation into an ordered sequence (as by mass or energy)
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spectrometer
noun
spec·trom·e·ter
spek-ˈträm-ət-ər
1
: an instrument used for measuring wavelengths of light spectra
2
: any of various analytical instruments in which an emission (as of particles or radiation) is dispersed according to some property (as mass or energy) of the emission and the amount of dispersion is measured
nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer
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