A rotating disk containing multiple silts, which replaces a single field stop in a spectroscopic optical system, is used to provide simultaneous time and spatially resolved spectral information.The rotating disk serves as a spatial Isolation wheel (SIW)and Is used to gather data for three-dimensional profiles of absorbance vs. time vs. distance above a carbon filament atomizer. Profiles are obtained for the flameless absorption of Pb with pure Ar sheath gas and with Ar sheath gas containing 0.15% 02. Changes In the appearance temperature of the absorption signal as well as the peak half-width are observed in the presence of 02. The type of information available with the SIW and potential applications are reported.