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Why can atomic fluorescence reach lower detection limits than absorption?

  • A.It uses a hotter atomiser than absorption does
  • B.It requires no light source at all
  • C.It measures a small signal against darkness
  • D.Its atoms absorb more strongly than in absorption

Answer: C

Absorption measures a small difference between two large intensities, where the noise on the large ones dominates, while fluorescence measures a small signal against essentially nothing. The atoms, the atomiser and the need for a source are the same. Whether a measurement is a difference or an absolute reading decides how its noise behaves, and that is the whole of the advantage here.

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