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FLUORESCENCE [1 record]

Record 1 2005-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lighting
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Lasers and Masers
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A type of luminescence in which the emission of light ceases when the external stimulus ceases; also, the light so produced.

OBS

fluor: The abbreviation for fluorescence; used in drilling reports.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éclairage
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Masers et lasers
  • Minéralogie
CONT

La luminescence est la propriété que possèdent quelques corps d'émettre des rayons lumineux quand on les soumet à certaines actions physiques. Cette luminescence se subdivise en fluorescence si l'émission cesse avec la cause qui la produit et en phosphorescence si elle persiste plus ou moins longtemps.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Iluminación
  • Radiografía (Medicina)
  • Láser y máser
  • Mineralogía
CONT

[...] los rayos X y los rayos catódicos provocan la fluorescencia de muchas sustancias, especialmente de los sulfuros que constituyen el revestimiento de las pantallas en los aparatos de radiología, los televisores, oscilógrafos catódicos, etc.

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