Concept: Spectrophotometry in the measurementmethod vocabulary

Concept URI	http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/aq/measurementmethod/SP
Preferred label	Spectrophotometry
Definition	Spectrophotometry is the quantitative measurement of the reflection or transmission properties of a material as a function of wavelength. It is more specific than the general term electromagnetic spectroscopy in that spectrophotometry deals with visible light, near-ultraviolet, and near-infrared, but does not cover time-resolved spectroscopic techniques. Spectrophotometry involves the use of a spectrophotometer. A spectrophotometer is a photometer that can measure intensity as a function of the light source wavelength. Important features of spectrophotometers are spectral bandwidth and linear range of absorption or reflectance measurement.
Notation	SP
Status	Valid
Status Modified	2013-10-15
Accepted Date	2013-10-15
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