About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 48. Chapters: Fluorescence, Triboluminescence, Sonoluminescence, Optical brightener, Electroluminescence, Cathodoluminescence, Photoluminescence, Phosphor, Phosphorescence, Incandescence, Photoelectrochemical processes, Black light, Glow stick, Fluorophore, Chemiluminescence, Barometric light, Thermoluminescence dating, Zinc sulfide, Kasha's rule, EFluor Nanocrystal, Thick-film dielectric electroluminescent technology, Activator, (E)-Stilbene, Negative luminescence, Peroxyoxalate, Chloro-5-substituted adamantyl-1,2-dioxetane phosphate, Electrochemiluminescence, EL Wire Sequencers, Strontium aluminate, (Z)-Stilbene, Photoluminescence excitation, Electroluminescent wire, Radioluminescence, Radium dials, Lyoluminescence, Super-LumiNova, Undark, Persistent luminescence, Lume, Advanced Microscopy Group, IAEDANS, Luminophore, Anode ray, Electroluminescent display, Illuminator, Indiglo, Light emitting capacitor, Candoluminescence, Mechanoluminescence, Crystalloluminescence, Galvanoluminescence. Excerpt: A phosphor, most generally, is a substance that exhibits the phenomenon of luminescence. Somewhat confusingly, this includes both phosphorescent materials, which show a slow decay in brightness (>1ms), and fluorescent materials, where the emission decay takes place over tens of nanoseconds. Phosphorescent materials are known for their use in radar screens and glow-in-the-dark toys, whereas fluorescent materials are common in CRT and plasma video display screens, sensors, and white LEDs. Phosphors are transition metal compounds or rare earth compounds of various types. The most common uses of phosphors are in CRT displays and fluorescent lights. CRT phosphors were standardized beginning around World War II and designated by the letter "P" followed by a number. Phosphorus, the chemical element named for its light-emitting behavior, emit...
