spectroscopy
noun
spec·tros·co·py
spek-ˈträ-skə-pē 
1
: the process or technique of using a spectroscope or spectrometer
2
: the production and investigation of spectra
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So, when the planet's insides are on the outside, spectroscopy offers a clever way to see within terrestrial worlds.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Functional near-infrared spectroscopy, or fNIRS, measures changes in metabolic activity.
—Paul Brandt-Rauf, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2025
Co-author Jemma Kerns, a Lancaster University researcher who worked on this project, has previously used Raman spectroscopy to investigate bone disease in the lower leg bones of some of these sailors.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
Although the researchers expected to see an increase in bone minerals tied to aging, examining the clavicles with Raman spectroscopy — a technique that employs lasers to probe a substance’s underlying chemistry — provided a new level of detail that other imaging techniques can’t deliver.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Functional near-infrared spectroscopy, or fNIRS, measures changes in metabolic activity.
—Paul Brandt-Rauf, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2025
Co-author Jemma Kerns, a Lancaster University researcher who worked on this project, has previously used Raman spectroscopy to investigate bone disease in the lower leg bones of some of these sailors.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
Although the researchers expected to see an increase in bone minerals tied to aging, examining the clavicles with Raman spectroscopy — a technique that employs lasers to probe a substance’s underlying chemistry — provided a new level of detail that other imaging techniques can’t deliver.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
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spectroscopy
noun
spec·tros·co·py
spek-ˈträs-kə-pē
plural spectroscopies
1
a
: the production and investigation of spectra
b
: the process or technique of using a spectroscope or spectrometer
2
: physics that deals with the theory and interpretation of interactions between matter and radiation (as electromagnetic radiation)
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