There is a growing recognition of the role of spectrometer as analytical industry thrives. We can see its presence in metal, food, and environmental fields, etc. But how many types does it have? Keep reading:

Light diffraction component divides it into prism spectrometer, grating spectrometer, and interferometer.

Different light sensors make it have spectroscope, spectrograph and spectrometer.

It can also be divided into spark spectrometer, arc spectrometer and glow-discharge spectrometer based on the way of excitation.

When it comes to its structure and function, we will have monochromator (plane grating, concave grating, prism and double monochromator), emission spectrometer (flame photometer, steeloscope, spectrograph and photoelectric spectrometer), absorption spectrometer (vacuum ultraviolet spectrophotometer, light visible spectrophotometer, ultraviolet visible spectrophotometer, dual wavelength spectrophotometer, infrared spectrophotometer, atomic absorption spectrophotometer, XRF, modulated spectrometer), X-ray fluorescence spectrometer and others.

Among these various types, you can choose one that best fits your analytical needs. Surely, spectrometers are in a fast development. As technological innovation continues, it’s believable that new type will emerge.