Introduction Over the last few years since the creation of Steve’s Open Lab, equipment in the lab has steadily grown. Much of the focus has
Introduction A number of articles at Steve’s Open Lab have demonstrated how the home experimenter can detect fluorescence from different samples and from there to
Measuring the fluorescence from highlighter pens is always an interesting educational experiment to try and is very popular in schools and colleges to demonstrate the basic principles of fluorescence and spectra. Usually, green, blue or violet laser pointers are used to excite the sample.
What is Fluorescence? Before we can consider what fluorescence actually is in scientific terms, we must mention the general process of luminescence. Luminescence is defined
