Molecular Oxygen Enhanced Fluorescence of Organic Molecules in Polymer Matrices,
Abstract
It is shown that the oxygen-enhanced fluorescence of organic molecules in polymer matrices can be explained by a trival process involving a high steady-state concentration in the excited triplet state with depopulation of the ground state of the solute in the absence of oxygen. If the triplet-state lifetime is shortened, e.g., by O2 quenching, then the gound-state concentration (and thereby the fluorescence) will increase. (Modified author abstract)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 30, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0771479
Entities
People
- Peter F. Jones
- Robert S. Nesbitt
Organizations
- The Aerospace Corporation