Atomic fluorescence is generally more sensitive (i.e. it can detect lower concentrations) than atomic absorption.
As typically only 3-5 pixels are used to measure the atomic absorption, the other pixels are available for correction purposes.
Later, Gustav Kirchhoff explained the lines by atomic absorption or emission, which allowed the lines to be used for the identification of chemical elements.
Recently inductively coupled plasma spectrometry (see glossary), which is related to atomic absorption, has also been successfully applied to flint analysis.
The sputtered atoms, now in the gas phase, can be detected by atomic absorption, but this is a comparatively rare strategy.
Depending upon what the objective is, one could/would use atomic absorption or emission spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, or other method for determining trace elements.
Replies: For the amount of aluminum that would be in a can of pop, you'd need a fairly sophisticated method like atomic absorption or atomic emission.
The wavelengths of these atomic and molecular absorption or emission lines can be measured very accurately.
The institute currently operates Co irradiation sources, gas chromatographs, Photo-documentation system, and atomic absorption.
At Imperial College, he created a new research group to work on analytical atomic absorption and atomic fluorescence spectroscopy.