milliprobe
/ˈmɪlɪprəʊb/Science
noun
An instrument for analysing small amounts of material; specifically a form of spectrometer, used especially to study delicate or valuable objects, in which a narrow beam of protons or other subatomic particles is directed at a specimen and the spectrum of the resulting fluorescence is analysed.
Origin
1960s. From milli- + probe.
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