A new sub-nanosecond LED at 280 nm: Application to protein fluorescence

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2004, Pages

  McGuinness, C D ^a   Sagoo, K ^b   McLoskey, D ^b   Birch, D J S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b HORIBA LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fluorescence decay time; Fluorescence lifetime; LED; Light emitting diode; Protein fluorescence; Pulsed optical sources; Sensors

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; LASER PULSES; PROTEINS; RESEARCH;

INTRINSIC FLUORESCENCE; OPTICAL SOURCE; PROTEIN FLUORESCENCE;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

MEASUREMENT METHOD;

EID: 8744238133     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/15/11/L02     Document Type: Article

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