The Correct Use of "Average" Fluorescence Parameters

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 475-486

  Sillen, Alain ^a   Engelborghs, Yves ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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EID: 0000821397     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1998.tb09082.x     Document Type: Article

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