How to Use spectrometer in a Sentence

spectrometer

noun
  • The first step was to choose the scintillator at the heart of the spectrometer.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 22 June 2022
  • But just to be sure, the team analyzed samples from all of these places with the mass spectrometer.
    — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 29 July 2023
  • The spectrometer was never meant for hands-on repairs like this and was designed to last just three years.
    — Marcia Dunn, orlandosentinel.com, 2 Dec. 2019
  • Once the necessary time has passed, the samples are ready for the mass spectrometer.
    — Patricia Callahan, chicagotribune.com, 12 Dec. 2017
  • Once in the air, the atoms passed through a mass spectrometer that could detect their mass and thus their identity.
    — Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2023
  • The study also required new methods to extract steroids from the tusk dentin with a mass spectrometer.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 3 May 2023
  • It will be mounted on the end of the rover's 7-foot robotic arm, along with a laser, camera and spectrometers.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 25 June 2019
  • This is analyzed by a mass spectrometer to count uranium and lead atoms.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The most dramatic data comes from our ion and neutral mass spectrometer.
    — Corey S Powell, Discover Magazine, 16 Sep. 2017
  • The spectrometer breaks apart the molecules of organic compounds and sorts them by size.
    — Katie Jennings, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2022
  • The chemicals used in a bomb are analyzed with gas chromatographs and mass spectrometers.
    — Kevin Dupzyk, Popular Mechanics, 25 Oct. 2018
  • Among the four types of organic aerosols identified by the mass spectrometer, one was found mainly in the classroom.
    — Karen Kaplan, latimes.com, 9 May 2018
  • Equipped with cameras and two spectrometers, the rover would have explored the surface of the moon and sent a wealth of data back to Earth.
    — Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 6 Sep. 2019
  • The lines of color seen on a spectrometer can also be used to measure temperature.
    — Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2017
  • One type of blood test uses an instrument called a mass spectrometer to measure the ratio of two types of beta amyloid in blood.
    — Kelly Servick, Science | AAAS, 21 July 2021
  • Tweaks to Claire’s spectrometer and optics will make Iris more sensitive.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The spectrometer could determine what material is from the rings and what is part of the atmosphere.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 24 Oct. 2017
  • The peptide mixture is dissolved and ionized, and then routed into a mass spectrometer.
    — Jonathon Keats, Discover Magazine, 11 June 2017
  • The pen released a droplet of solvent onto the sample’s surface and then sucked it back into the pen, through the tube and into the mass spectrometer.
    — Jen Monnier, Scientific American, 17 May 2021
  • The team could measure this aboard the aircraft with a device called a mass spectrometer, which calculates molecular weight.
    — Matt Simon, Wired, 3 Nov. 2020
  • The astronauts need to connect four new pumps to the spectrometer, which is crippled without proper cooling.
    — Marcia Dunn, orlandosentinel.com, 2 Dec. 2019
  • Then Hansen switched on an oven-size box known as a mass spectrometer, which weighs molecules so that scientists can identify them.
    — Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 20 May 2024
  • With a suite of spectrometers, drills, and cameras, Dragonfly would split its mission between science in the air and on the ground.
    — Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS, 20 Dec. 2017
  • At least four spacewalks are needed to fix the spectrometer, on the hunt for elusive dark matter and antimatter for 8 ½ years.
    — Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2019
  • In another step, researchers used a gas chromatograph and a mass spectrometer to identify the origins of each scent.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Last month, Morgan and Parmitano installed new coolant pumps on the spectrometer.
    — Time, 25 Jan. 2020
  • The team behind the spectrometer sent an experiment to the rover over the weekend to determine if this is due to a spike, which would appear as a transient plume.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 24 June 2019
  • The manner in which the leaves absorb or reflect light emitted by each spectrometer reliably indicates the current ripeness of the fruit.
    — New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2025
  • The MasSpec device looks like a swollen gray ballpoint pen with a thin tube snaking out one end that connects it to a mass spectrometer and a supply of solvent.
    — Jen Monnier, Scientific American, 17 May 2021
  • One is a drill and spectrometer made by NASA that will look for water under the lunar surface.
    — Joe Palca, NPR, 26 Feb. 2025

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