Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Circular Dichroism

A change from planar to elliptic polarization when an initially plane-polarized light wave traverses an optically active medium. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

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Abstract

A change from planar to elliptic polarization when an initially plane-polarized light wave traverses an optically active medium. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Dichroism, Circular
  • Circular Dichroism, Vibrational
  • Vibrational Circular Dichroism

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10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, methods, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.

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History Note

91(70); was see under SPECTRUM ANALYSIS 1970-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Spectrum Analysis (1966-1969)

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  1. E05.196w.867w.151w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Circular Dichroism. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002942. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002942
  2. Circular Dichroism. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circular_dichroism
  3. Circular Dichroism. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q899102