resonance Raman spectroscopy Kerr-gated resonance Raman spectroscopy Kerr-gated Raman spectrometry Spectroscopy where the Raman scattering of monochromatic light, usually from a laser in the visible, near infrared, or near ultraviolet range, by a sample is detected. The energy of the incoming laser is adjusted such that it or the scattered light coincides with an electronic transition within the sample, and the laser is combined with a Kerr gate fluorescence rejection system. CHMO:0000669