[en] In the session on spectroscopic techniques which was part of the 7th conference on spectroscopy held from June 18-26, 1984 in Ceske Budejovice, Czechoslovakia the participants heard 105 papers of which 47 were inputted in INIS. The papers namely dealt with the application of neutron activation analysis, the use of alpha-particle backscattering. for the determination of the composition of thin films, the use of Moessbauer spectroscopy for solid state analysis, X-ray analysis and activation analysis of rare elements and the application of mass spectroscopy. (J.P.)