Citation and License
Citing MELT
If you use MELT in your research, please cite:
BibTeX
@software{yong2025,
author = {Yong, Chengzheng and Qu, Hongkun},
title = {Molecular Emission Line Tool},
url = {https://github.com/Copland-yz/MELT},
year = {2025}
}
Text Format
APA:
Yong, C. (2025). Molecular Emission Line Tool [Software]. https://github.com/Copland-yz/MELT
Citing Data Sources
When using MELT data, please also cite the original data sources as appropriate:
Pearse & Gaydon (1976)
@book{pearse:1976,
author = {Pearse, Reginald William Blake and Gaydon, Alfred Gordon},
title = {The identification of molecular spectra},
edition = {4th ed},
publisher = {Chapman \& Hall},
year = {1976},
isbn = {978-94-009-5760-2}
}
Borucki et al. (1985)
@article{borucki:1985,
author = {Borucki, W. J. and McKenzie, R. L. and McKay, C. P. and Duong, N. D. and Boac, D. S.},
title = {Spectra of simulated lightning on {Venus}, {Jupiter}, and {Titan}},
journal = {Icarus},
volume = {64},
number = {2},
pages = {221--232},
year = {1985},
issn = {0019-1035},
doi = {10.1016/0019-1035(85)90087-9}
}
Clay et al. (1996)
@article{clay:1996,
author = {Clay, K. J. and Speakman, S. P. and Amaratunga, G. A. J. and Silva, S. R. P.},
title = {Characterization of a-{C}:{H}:{N} deposition from {CH4}/{N2} rf plasmas using optical emission spectroscopy},
journal = {Journal of Applied Physics},
volume = {79},
number = {9},
pages = {7227--7233},
year = {1996},
issn = {0021-8979},
doi = {10.1063/1.361439}
}
Camacho et al. (2008)
@article{camacho:2008,
author = {Camacho, J. J. and Díaz, L. and Santos, M. and Reyman, D. and Poyato, J. M. L.},
title = {Optical emission spectroscopic study of plasma plumes generated by {IR} {CO2} pulsed laser on carbon targets},
journal = {Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics},
volume = {41},
number = {10},
pages = {105201},
year = {2008},
issn = {0022-3727},
doi = {10.1088/0022-3727/41/10/105201}
}
Reyes et al. (2008)
@article{reyes:2008,
author = {Reyes, P. G. and Mendez, E. F. and Osorio‐Gonzalez, D. and Castillo, F. and Martínez, H.},
title = {Optical emission spectroscopy of {CO}$_{\textrm{2}}$ glow discharge at low pressure},
journal = {physica status solidi c},
volume = {5},
number = {4},
pages = {907--910},
year = {2008},
issn = {1862-6351, 1610-1642},
doi = {10.1002/pssc.200778306}
}
Rezaei et al. (2014)
@article{rezaei:2014,
author = {Rezaei, Fatemeh and Abbasi-Firouzjah, Marzieh and Shokri, Babak},
title = {Investigation of antibacterial and wettability behaviours of plasma-modified {PMMA} films for application in ophthalmology},
journal = {Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics},
volume = {47},
number = {8},
pages = {085401},
year = {2014},
issn = {0022-3727, 1361-6463},
doi = {10.1088/0022-3727/47/8/085401}
}
Kiristi et al. (2015)
@article{kiristi:2015,
author = {Kiristi, Melek and Bozduman, Ferhat and Oksuz, Aysegul Uygun and Hala, Ahmed and Oksuz, Lutfi},
title = {A Comparison Study of Microwave and Radio Frequency Plasma Polymerized PEDOT Thin Films},
journal = {Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A},
volume = {52},
number = {2},
pages = {124--129},
year = {2015},
issn = {1060-1325, 1520-5738},
doi = {10.1080/10601325.2015.980762}
}
Zhang et al. (2022)
@article{zhang:2022,
author = {Zhang, Shuai and Zeng, Xin and Bai, Han and Zhang, Cheng and Shao, Tao},
title = {Optical emission spectroscopy measurement of plasma parameters in a nanosecond pulsed spark discharge for {CO2}/{CH4} dry reforming},
journal = {Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy},
volume = {267},
pages = {120590},
year = {2022},
issn = {13861425},
doi = {10.1016/j.saa.2021.120590}
}
Example References Section
[1] Yong, C., & Qu, H. (2025). Molecular Emission Line Tool [Software].
https://github.com/Copland-yz/MELT
[2] Pearse, R. W. B., & Gaydon, A. G. (1976). The identification
of molecular spectra (4th ed.). Chapman & Hall.
[3] Borucki, W. J., McKenzie, R. L., McKay, C. P., Duong, N. D.,
& Boac, D. S. (1985). Spectra of simulated lightning on Venus,
Jupiter, and Titan. Icarus, 64(2), 221-232.
[4] Clay, K. J., Speakman, S. P., Amaratunga, G. A. J., & Silva,
S. R. P. (1996). Characterization of a-C:H:N deposition from
CH4/N2 rf plasmas using optical emission spectroscopy.
Journal of Applied Physics, 79(9), 7227-7233.
[5] Camacho, J. J., Díaz, L., Santos, M., Reyman, D., & Poyato,
J. M. L. (2008). Optical emission spectroscopic study of plasma
plumes generated by IR CO2 pulsed laser on carbon targets.
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 41(10), 105201.
[6] Reyes, P. G., Mendez, E. F., Osorio-Gonzalez, D., Castillo, F.,
& Martínez, H. (2008). Optical emission spectroscopy of CO2 glow
discharge at low pressure. physica status solidi c, 5(4), 907-910.
[7] Rezaei, F., Abbasi-Firouzjah, M., & Shokri, B. (2014).
Investigation of antibacterial and wettability behaviours of
plasma-modified PMMA films for application in ophthalmology.
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 47(8), 085401.
[8] Kiristi, M., Bozduman, F., Oksuz, A. U., Hala, A., & Oksuz, L.
(2015). A Comparison Study of Microwave and Radio Frequency
Plasma Polymerized PEDOT Thin Films. Journal of Macromolecular
Science, Part A, 52(2), 124-129.
[9] Zhang, S., Zeng, X., Bai, H., Zhang, C., & Shao, T. (2022).
Optical emission spectroscopy measurement of plasma parameters
in a nanosecond pulsed spark discharge for CO2/CH4 dry reforming.
Spectrochimica Acta Part A, 267, 120590.
Acknowledgments
If MELT significantly contributed to your work, consider adding to acknowledgments:
“We thank Chengzheng Yong for developing the Molecular Emission Line Tool (MELT).”
License
MIT License
Copyright (c) 2025 Chengzheng Yong
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the “Software”), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
Data License
The spectroscopic data in MELT is compiled from published literature for educational and research purposes, including:
Pearse & Gaydon (1976) - Molecular spectra identification
Borucki et al. (1985) - Simulated lightning spectra on Venus, Jupiter, and Titan
Clay et al. (1996) - C:H:N plasma optical emission spectroscopy
Camacho et al. (2008) - CO2 laser plasma plume spectroscopy
Reyes et al. (2008) - CO2 glow discharge spectroscopy
Rezaei et al. (2014) - Plasma-modified PMMA spectroscopy
Kiristi et al. (2015) - PEDOT plasma polymerization spectroscopy
Zhang et al. (2022) - CO2/CH4 dry reforming plasma spectroscopy
When publishing results using this data, please cite the original sources as shown above.
Contact
Chengzheng (Copland) Yong
Email: chengzheng@wustl.edu
GitHub: https://github.com/Copland-yz
Institution: Washington University in St. Louis
Website: https://copland-yz.github.io
Hongkun Qu
Email: hongkunqu@126.com
Institution: Aerospace Information Technology University, China
For questions about:
Using MELT: Check Usage Guide guide first
Technical issues: Open issue on GitHub
Contributing: See Development guide
Citations: Email for clarification
Contributing
Contributions are welcome! See Development for guidelines.
If you publish work using MELT, we’d love to hear about it (optional but appreciated).