A list of chemical analysis methods with acronyms.
A Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) Atomic emission spectroscopy (AES) Atomic fluorescence spectroscopy (AFS) Alpha particle X-ray spectrometer (APXS)
C Capillary electrophoresis (CE) Chromatography Colorimetry Computed tomography Cyclic Voltammetry (CV)
D Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)
E Electrodialysis Electrolysis Electron microscopy Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) also called Electron spin resonance (ESR) Electrophoresis Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS/EDX) Electron diffraction (ED)
F Field flow fractionation (FFF) Flow injection analysis (FIA) Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR)
G Gas chromatography (GC) Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) Gas chromatography-IR spectroscopy (GC-IR) Gel permeation chromatography-IR spectroscopy (GPC-IR)
H High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) High performance liquid chromatography-IR spectroscopy (HPLC-IR)
I Ion Microprobe (IM) Inductively coupled plasma (ICP) Infrared Spectroscopy (IR) Ion-mobility spectrometry (IMS) Ion selective electrode (ISE) e.g. determination of pH
L Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) Liquid chromatography-IR spectroscopy (LC-IR) Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS)
M Mass spectrometry (MS) Mössbauer spectroscopy
N Neutron activation analysis Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) Neutron diffraction
O Optical microscopy Optical emission spectroscopy Optical rotation (OR)
P Particle induced X-ray emission spectroscopy (PIXE) Pyrolysis gas chromatography mass spectrometry (PY-GC-MS) Particle size determination by laser diffraction (PSD)
R Raman spectroscopy Refractive index Resonance enhanced multiphoton ionization (REMPI)
S Secondary ion mass spectrometry Supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) Scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) Scanning tunneling microscope (STM) Scanning electron microscope (SEM)
T Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) Titration Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
V Vacuum fusion
X X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) X-ray diffraction (XRD) X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF) X-ray microscopy (XRM) X-ray reflectivity (XRR)
See also Analytical chemistry List of materials analysis methods