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bioluminescence
Heatless light emissions from living organisms caused by the combination of oxygen and pigments such as luciferin.
microprobe
An instrument that produces an intense, tightly focused beam of ions to stimulate emissions from a minute section of a...
electron spectroscopy
The theory and interpretation of spectra produced by the electron emissions of substances after their irradiation by x-rays.
flame spectrometry
The procedure applied to flame-excited line emissions to determine spectra and wavelengths.
arc flash
An arc flash is a sudden release of electrical energy due to an electric arc — a continuous, high-current discharge of...
spectrofluorometer
An automatic scanning instrument that is used to study a substance's fluorescence over a wide range of wavelengths. It...
ionization chamber
A closed vessel with electrodes of different potentials that is used to determine how much ionization took place in a gas...
heat wave
In reference to infrared, emissions that are like radio waves but that have a higher frequency.
electronics
That branch of science involved in the study and utilization of the motion, emissions and behaviors of currents of...
heatseeker
A guided missile that uses an infrared sensor to detect and home in on an enemy target. The missile is guided by the high...
fluorescence lifetime imaging
Fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM) is an advanced imaging technique that provides information about the lifetime of...
leading edge spike
In a sequence of laser pulse emissions, the intitial pulse that often helps initiate a reaction at the target surface,...
single molecule localization microscopy
Single molecule localization microscopy (SMLM) is a group of super-resolution microscopy techniques that surpass the...
single-photon-decay spectroscopy
A technique for observing the decay of light emissions from sources following their pulsed excitations, based on recording...
time-to-amplitude converter
A time-to-amplitude converter (TAC) is an electronic circuit that converts a time interval between two events into an...
Nernst glower
A Nernst glower, also known simply as a Nernst lamp or Nernst filament, is a type of incandescent lamp or radiant heater...

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