photospectroscopyn.
/ˌfəʊtə(ʊ)spɛkˈtrɒskəpi/, U.S. /ˈˌfoʊdoʊˌspɛkˈtrɑskəpi/ Spectroscopy in which photographic images are obtained of the spectra produced.
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photospectroscopy1878
spectrography1900
1878 W. de W. Abney Treat. Photogr. 263 Photo-spectroscopy..has two aspects: in one it is the study as to the sensitiveness of compounds to the influence of different portions of the spectrum; in the other, the study of the spectrum itself.
1881 Proc. Royal Soc. 33 178 Such an arrangement, from the very nature of the apparatus, is unsuited for photo-spectroscopy.
1996 Jrnl. Electrochem. Soc. 143 2378 X-ray photospectroscopy analysis of the surface revealed contamination by carbon, forming carbide.
1999 Canad. Jrnl. Microbiol. 45 691 Photospectroscopy data indicated that increased water consumption produced urine with lower protein content.
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