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Descriptor
English
:
Luminescence
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Luminiscencia
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Luminescência
Synonyms
English
:
Luminescence, Physical
Tree Number:
G01.358.500.505.650.665
G01.590.540.665
G01.750.250.650.665
G01.750.770.578.665
Definition
English
:
Emission of
LIGHT
when
ELECTRONS
return to the electronic ground
state
from an excited
state
and lose the
energy
as
PHOTONS
. It is sometimes called cool
light
in contrast to
INCANDESCENCE
.
LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS
take advantage of this type of
light
emitted from
LUMINESCENT AGENTS.
History Note
English
:
2006
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AE
adverse effects
DU
diagnostic use
Record Number:
38870
Unique Identifier:
D049449
Occurrence in VHL
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