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MICROPHOTOMETER [2 records]

Record 1 2004-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
DEF

An instrument for measuring the amount of light transmitted or reflected by small arens or for measuring the relative densities of spectrum lines on a photographic plate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
CONT

Microphotomètre spectral pour la détermination quantitative de la réflexion de l'absorption (extinction) et de l'intensité de fluorescence des particules, microscopiques.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec la photomicrographie. v. photomicrographic apparatus.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumentos de medida (Ingeniería)
DEF

Fotómetro especial para medir la luz transmitida por un cuerpo, por ejemplo, una placa fotográfica, en una zona muy reducida, cuya área puede ser solamente de unas milésimas de milímetro cuadrado.

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Record 2 1998-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
DEF

The optical instrument used to measure transmittance in atomic emission spectroscopy.

Key term(s)
  • microphotometre

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
DEF

[...] instrument optique utilisé pour mesurer la transmittance en spectroscopie d'émission atomique.

Spanish

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