phosphor
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Encyclopedic overview
22 sectionsContents
- Light-emission process
- Materials
- Phosphor degradation
- Applications
- Lighting
- Phosphor thermometry
- Glow-in-the-dark toys
- Oxygen sensing
- Postage stamps
- Radioluminescence
- Electroluminescence
- White LEDs
- Black-and-white television CRTs
- Reduced-palette color CRTs
- Color television CRTs
- Projection televisions
- Standard phosphor types
- Various
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
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A phosphor is a substance that exhibits the phenomenon of luminescence; it emits light when exposed to some type of radiant energy. The term is used both for fluorescent or phosphorescent substances which glow on exposure to ultraviolet or visible light, and cathodoluminescent substances which glow when struck by an electron beam (cathode rays) in a cathode-ray tube.
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