A series of solid-state luminescent dyes based on 2-phenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine (PIP) displaying a wide range of emitting colors from blue to red have been developed. Whereas 20-methoxy PIP (20MeOPIP, 10) shows blue luminescence, 20-hydroxy PIP (HPIP, 1) exhibits emission with large Stokes shift at around 500 nm that is known as the excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) luminesc...

Usually, the Kohlrausch (stretched exponential) function is employed to fit the luminescence decays. In this work we propose to use the Tsallis distribution as an alternative to describe them. We show that the curves of the luminescence decay obtained from the Tsallis distribution are close to those ones obtained from the stretched exponential. Further, we show that our result can fit well the ...

Although luminous bacteria are among the most accessible of light-producing organisms, until recently attempts to obtain the light-producing reaction in vitro have been unsuccessful. Owing partly to the development of ultrasensitive light-detecting apparatus such as the quantum counter (l), it has been possible in our laboratory to develop procedures required to obtain a sustained bright lumine...

1. Ca and K condition the irritability of Pelagia both in regard to rhythmical contractions and general luminescence. If either ion is omitted from the solution conduction of stimuli for pulsations and luminescence does not occur, although local responses still persist. 2. When Mg is omitted from the solution, Pelagia shows hyper-irritability with respect to rhythmical contraction and general l...

The bioluminescence of Amphipholis squamata was assessed from freshly collected individuals for 16 successive months, and from individuals maintained in the laboratory under various experimental conditions of salinity, temperature and photoperiodic regime. Field investigations showed that bioluminescence intensity and kinetics varied seasonally, with the light produced being brighter and faster...

Luminescence refrigeration in semiconductors is studied using a model that includes the rate equations for carriers and photons as well as the influence of spectral dependent photon recycling. Expressions are derived for cooling efficiency, cooling power density, and the minimum external quantum efficiency required for cooling. These results show that net cooling is accessible and that photon r...

We have studied X-ray luminescence of KNbO3 single crystal. The 575 nm luminescence band has been studied in the temperature range of 15±45 K. The quenching parameters were found to be Q ˆ 12 3 meV and m ˆ 4 10 sÿ1. No luminescence has been observed under heavy ion excitation (Kr ions, 8.63 MeV/amu) even at 15 K. Ó 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved. PACS: 78.60.-b

A novel time-resolved luminescence biosensor assay for anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) was developed. We used a straightforward strategy to modify a known ALK substrate into a peptide biosensor that can accommodate terbium luminescence sensitization upon its phosphorylation by ALK. Since this strategy is generalizable, this high-throughput screening compatible assay serves as an example for de...