a type of spectroscopy in which information is obtained on the structure and chemical bonding of molecules and crystals by measurements of the wavelengths of microwaves emitted or absorbed by the sample
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microwave spectroscope
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microwave spectroscopy in American English
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Physics
the determination of those frequencies of the microwave spectrum that are selectively absorbed by certain materials, providing information about atomic, molecular, and crystalline structure
Derived forms
microwave spectroscope
Examples of 'microwave spectroscopy' in a sentence
microwave spectroscopy
The dipole-blockaded sodium clock transition has been detected by high resolution microwave spectroscopy, the multiple-pulse spectroscopy.
Jianing Han 2011, 'The density broadening in a sodium F=2 condensate detected by a pulse train', AIP Advanceshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3621721. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)