ACTRIS Vocabulary
type: ConceptScheme

cavity ring-down spectrometer
type: Concept
contributor: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2042-9333
creator: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3380-3470
broader: light absorption spectrometer
broader: experiment technique
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.
in scheme: ACTRIS Vocabulary
related: reactive trace gases in situ

experiment technique
type: Concept
narrower: cavity ring-down spectrometer

light absorption spectrometer
type: Concept
narrower: cavity ring-down spectrometer

reactive trace gases in situ
type: Concept