Atomic optical spectrometry/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Atomic optical spectrometry.

Techniques of analytical chemistry that measure the interactions of photons, in the visible, infrared or ultraviolet spectra, with elements being analyzed, as the materials under test variously absorb energy to excite electrons to more energetic levels, or emit energy as the electrons decay to less energetic levels.