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Record 1 1997-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
DEF

The luminescence flux emitted from the interior of a rectangular sample reaching a photodetector place at some distance from the sample is decreased by a factor of approximately n2 (where n is the refractive index of the medium) compared with a medium whose refractive index is 1.0.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
DEF

Flux de luminescence émis de l'intérieur d'un échantillon rectangulaire et qui atteint un photodétecteur placé à une certaine distance de l'échantillon, décroît par un facteur d'environ n2 (où n est l'indice de réfraction du milieu) par rapport à un milieu dont l'indice de réfraction serait égal à 1,0.

Spanish

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