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.

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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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Other Word Forms

• microwave spectroscope noun

Example Sentences

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

From Science Daily

Here we report the results of a microwave spectroscopy experiment in which we probe the response of antihydrogen over a controlled range of frequencies.

From Nature

Later, he studied radio astronomy, molecular structures and microwave spectroscopy as a means of controlling electromagnetic waves.

From New York Times