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cavity ring-down spectrometer  

DEFINITION

  • Instrument that determines the mixing ratio of an analyte by the optical extinction of laser light of a specific wavelength in a high-finesse optical cavity consisting of two highly reflective mirrors. The optical extinction is caused by scattering or absorption by the analyte.

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https://vocabulary.actris.nilu.no/actris_vocab/cavityring-downspectrometer

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