Questions tagged [fluorescence]
For questions relating to the radiation emitted by substances as a result of incident radiation.
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Is there any molecule describable by three-level with mixed parity and transition dipole moments in different directions?
I would like to know if there are molecules described by a three-level system with mixed parity and transition dipole moments in different directions. By mixed parity I mean all three transitions can ...
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Why wouldn't a standard addition fluorometric method return the same starting concentration of a solution used to make the standards?
I am trying out a new standard addition method and having some very basic problems. I am hoping someone could point me in the right direction.
I am using a fluorometric method to quantify ammonium in ...
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Non-binding buffer at pKa of roughly 6 that dissolves in ethanol?
I'm trying to find a proper buffer for my experiment, which I'd appreciate some suggestions on. I have a solution in which I want to measure the concentration of magnesium ions using a fluorescent ...
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Detection of contamination from salicylic acid via either single excitation fluorometer or via absorbance
My colleague detected fluorescent contamination likely from salicylic acid in some water samples. I have made a new batch and want to check whether my new samples also have this contamination.
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Fluorophores with high quantum yield and low lifetime
Does anyone know of any fluorophore or family of fluorophores with a relatively high fluorescence quantum yield (larger than 0.1) and a short lifetime (below hundreds of picoseconds)?
I have been ...
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Wave Dispersive X-ray Fluoresence and Bragg's Law
Thermo Fisher website explains that "WDXRF uses crystals to disperse the fluorescence spectrum into individual wavelengths of each element, providing high resolution and low background spectra ...
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How can I set up and process my excitation-emission matrices properly?
I'm running EEMS on some water samples on a Horiba Fluoromax 4 spectrofluorometer. Method below.
$\pu{240-580nm}$ emission, $\pu{5nm}$ interval, $\pu{1nm}$ width.
$\pu{240-480nm}$ excitation, $\pu{...
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Fluorescence Intensity and Fluorescence Quantum Yield
I plan to use ImageJ to analyze some fluorescence experiments where the pH changes. I will be using fluorescein as the indicator for the pH changes and it will be present in low concentration (like is ...
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High voltage arc treatment leads to the appearance of fluorescent granules in soda baking. Perhaps it's the F-centers?
I have a high-voltage converter at home, consisting of a horizontal "flyback" transformer from an old tube TV, field-effect power transistors and a square-wave generator with adjustable ...
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DNA staining agent with good absorbance at 532 nm
I need to stain some double-stranded DNA with an intercalating fluorescent dye. For imaging, I am using a microscope setup equiped with a 532 nm green laser.
What is the staining agent of choice to ...
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What causes horizontal lines on an excitation-emission matrix in fluorometry?
I am doing excitation-emission matrices to test for CDOM, and we just got some brand new quarts cuvettes. When I hold them in front of a light, they're totally clear and clean.
I ran a sample, and in ...
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Data analysis in TCSPC for fluorescene decay (reconvolution with measured IRF)
I am trying to understand the data analysis of fluorescence decay counts measured by TCSPC technique, particularly with reconvolution with measured IRF.
I am able to get the fitted counts (given by ...
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Chemical Potential in the Fluorescent Molecule
I'm reading this paper, which states that the chemical potential $\mu$ is determined by the steady-state balance of up and down transitions in a fluorescent molecule. I am happy with this ...
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What's causing this dip in the FCS curve?
This is a fluorescence correlation spectroscopy measurement of light harvesting complexes. What could be causing the dip at 100 microseconds?
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The same thing was observed using fluorescence ...
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How the optical fibre pH microsensors work?
Just browsed through the chemical sensor products of the company, called PreSens (https://www.presens.de/products/ph/sensors) in order to look for a precise method to measure pH change in a ...
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