Preferred term
fluorescence
Is replaced by
Definition
- [Henderson's] n. light of one optical wavelength emitted by a material in response to illumination with light of another wavelength. The fluorescent dyes used as stains in fluorescence microscopy are usually those that emit a particular colour, e.g. red, green, blue, on activation by ultraviolet light.
Broader concept
Note
- [controlled by ] S Stoll 2013-06-20
Scope note
- US LTER controlled vocabulary
Creator
- herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at
URI
http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/USLterCV_202