Fluorescence has many practical applications, including mineralogy, gemology, medicine, chemical sensors (fluorescence spectroscopy), fluorescent labelling, dyes, biological detectors, cosmic-ray …

Apr 5, 2023 · Fluorescence is a phenomenon where certain materials rapidly (around 10 -8 seconds) emit light when they are exposed to specific types of electromagnetic radiation, typically ultraviolet …

Dec 26, 2025 · Fluorescence, emission of electromagnetic radiation, usually visible light, caused by excitation of atoms in a material, which then reemit almost immediately (within about 10−8 seconds).

Jul 25, 2025 · Fluorescence describes a natural phenomenon where certain substances absorb light and then almost immediately re-emit it as a visible glow. This process involves the transformation of …

Fluorescence is the property of some atoms and molecules to absorb light at a particular wavelength and to subsequently emit light of longer wavelength after a brief interval, termed the fluorescence …

The phenomenon of fluorescence was known by the middle of the nineteenth century. British scientist Sir George G. Stokes first made the observation that the mineral fluorspar exhibits fluorescence …

What is fluorescence? Fluorescence is a light signal detected when a chemical compound called a fluorophore absorbs energy at a specific wavelength, causing it to become excited.

The qualities of light (Definition of fluorescence from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Fluorescence is a luminescence that is mostly found as an optical phenomenon in cold bodies, in which the molecular absorption of a photon at a certain wavelength triggers the emission of another photon …

Fluorescence is the result of a 3-stage process that occurs in certain molecules (e.g., polyaromatic hydrocarbons) called fluorophores.