Definition of Emission spectrum

1. Noun. Spectrum of electromagnetic radiation emitted by a self-luminous source.

Generic synonyms: Spectrum

Lexicographical Neighbors of Emission Spectrum

emissarium condyloideum
emissarium mastoideum
emissarium occipitale
emissarium parietale
emissary
emissary sphenoidal foramen
emissary vein
emissaryship
emissile
emission
emission-computed tomography
emission electron
emission line
emission lines
emission offset
emission spectrum (current term)
emission standard
emission theory
emissions
emissions test
emissions tests
emissitious
emissive
emissivities
emissivity
emissory
emit
emits
emittance
emittances

Literary usage of Emission spectrum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"One could rationalize the emission spectrum in two (28) B. Stevens and E. ... The emission spectrum is very similar to that obtained in the gas phase with ..."

2. Investigations of Infra-red Spectra by William Weber Coblentz (1908)
"The emission spectrum of carbon was previously examined by the writer in connection with the emission spectra of metals and salts of metals in the carbon ..."

3. Year Book by Carnegie Institution of Washington (1920)
"Furthermore, striking differences appear between the absorption spectrum and the emission spectrum which can be photographed at the same temperature by ..."

4. Physical Optics by Robert Williams Wood (1914)
"The emission spectrum of heated neodym- ium oxide showed a very broad and hazy band at A = 58-60, the spectrum being almost continuous. ..."

5. Catalogue of Scientific Papers, 1800-1900by Royal Society (Great Britain), Herbert McLeod by Royal Society (Great Britain), Herbert McLeod (1912)
"Air, emission spectrum, separation of oxygen and nitrogen lines. Nem'ius, 0. ... emission spectrum. Magnanini, G. Em. — oxygen flame, emission spectrum. ..."

6. Spectroscopy by Edward Charles Cyril Baly (1905)
"In order to obtain the true emission spectrum of a substance it must be dealt with in the state of gas. Kirchhoff was enabled to form a theory of the ..."

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