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microwave spectroscopy

American  

noun

Physics.

  1. the determination of those frequencies of the microwave spectrum that are selectively absorbed by certain materials, providing information about atomic, molecular, and crystalline structure.

microwave spectroscopy British  

noun

  1. a type of spectroscopy in which information is obtained on the structure and chemical bonding of molecules and crystals by measurements of the wavelengths of microwaves emitted or absorbed by the sample

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  • microwave spectroscope noun

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With further microwave spectroscopy experiments and careful theoretical analysis, they could unpick these as pair states.

From Science Daily • Jan. 15, 2024

The researchers stumbled upon the phenomenon of qubit pairs when probing terbium doped yttrium lithium fluoride with microwave spectroscopy.

From Science Daily • Jan. 15, 2024

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