photoluminescence

American  

[foh-tuh-loo-muh-nes-uhns] / ˌfoʊ təˌlu məˈnɛs əns /

noun

Physics.

1. luminescence induced by the absorption of infrared radiation, visible light, or ultraviolet radiation.

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photoluminescence British  

/ ˌfəʊtəʊˌluːmɪˈnɛsəns /

noun

1. luminescence resulting from the absorption of light or infrared or ultraviolet radiation

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Other Word Forms

• photoluminescent
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of photoluminescence

First recorded in 1885–90; photo- + luminescence

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Example Sentences

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photoluminescence

As a result, the pixel dwelling time needed to build the photoluminescence intensity decay curve is much longer.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 30, 2024

"For instance, it responds to a wide spectral range, from 900 nm to 1700 nm, allowing photoluminescence to be detected at different wavelengths and/or spectral bands."

From Science Daily ● Jan. 30, 2024

However, the long photoluminescence lifetimes of rare-earth doped nanoparticles in the infrared spectrum, from hundreds of microseconds to several milliseconds, restrict the excitation's repetition rate.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 30, 2024

To date, the most common technique for measuring the photoluminescence lifetime of rare-earth doped nanoparticles has involved counting time-correlated single photons.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 30, 2024

The observation was only made possible by innovative transient photoluminescence measurements.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 10, 2024

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