Origin of the blue fluorescence in Dominican amber

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Bellani, Vittorio ^a   Giulotto, Enrico ^a   Linati, Laura ^a   Sacchi, Donatella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOMICIAN AMBER; EXCITATION SPECTRUM; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS; TIME RESOLVED MEASUREMENTS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; COMPOSITION; FLUORESCENCE; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MACROMOLECULES; POLYMERS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

AMBER;

EID: 19944430763     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1829395     Document Type: Article

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