Talk:Emission spectroscopy

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Flame Emission Spectroscopy is not really Spectrum analysis because a Spectrum of the analyte atom is not measured. Each Atom has characteristic emission "Lines" in the overall emission spectrum and typically only one emission wavelength (line) is selected for concentration measurement.

In Spectrum analysis, like UV/Vis Sptrophotometery, the Absorbance Spectrum of the molecule is measured. Each molecule has a unique spectra usually measured in the UV range from 190nm to 350nm.

Atomic Spectroscopy is typically a single wavelength measurement, and is typically quantitative. Molecular spectrophotometery is typcial a range of wavelengths which are scanned for both qualitative (Spectrum Analysis),and quantitative information.

Jim JFHPLC@swbell.net

Merge more articles here ==

Emission spectrum, Atomic emission spectrum and Spectrum analysis should be merged to this article. tpikonen 23:25, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

After reading it I tend to agree that Spectrum analysis is the history of this article, I've flagged them such. I can do the Spectrum analysis merge but will wait about a week for any comments and consensus building. Goldenrowley 06:37, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

Support Also consider including the stub Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy. I think there should be a merge to emission spectroscopy then growth and eventual split once the sections (flame AES, ICP-AES, etc) get large enough. --Kkmurray 16:02, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

Spectral analysis is also a part of theory of random processes and deserves a separate article.