luminescence
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Luminescence is the emission of light from a substance through chemical reactions or exposure to energy like ultraviolet light, rather than from heat alone. It matters because it has practical applications in areas like forensic science (detecting blood at crime scenes) and medical diagnostics (identifying microorganisms).
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Research
162,186 papers- State-of-the-art self-luminescence: a win-win situation.Chemical Society reviews · 2022
- Luminescence of imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazin-3(7H)-one compounds.Bioorganic chemistry · 2007
- Lanthanide upconversion and downshifting luminescence for biomolecules detection.Nanoscale horizons · 2021
- Guanine Analogue-Based Assemblies: Construction and Luminescence Functions.Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids · 2022
- X-ray/γ-ray/Ultrasound-Activated Persistent Luminescence Phosphors for Deep Tissue Bioimaging and Therapy.ACS applied materials & interfaces · 2024
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24 sectionsContents
- Physical basis
- Fluorescence and phosphorescence
- Spectral characteristics
- Efficiency and kinetics
- Classification by excitation mechanism
- Optically excited luminescence
- Electrically excited luminescence
- Chemically and flame-driven luminescence
- Excitation by particles and ionizing radiation
- Mechanical and acoustic excitation
- Thermally stimulated, phase-change, and temperature-associated phenomena
- Materials and emitters
- Measurement and characterization
- Applications
- Lighting and displays
- Analytical chemistry and sensing
- Bioimaging and medicine
- Radiation detection and dosimetry
- Earth science and dating
- History
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
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Luminescence is the emission of optical radiation (ultraviolet, visible, or infrared) by a substance due to a process other than heating. In the broad chemical/photochemical sense, luminescence is the spontaneous emission of radiation from an electronically or vibrationally excited species that is not in thermal equilibrium with its environment.