Intense Na* emission was observed from 0.1 M Na(2)SO(4) in 95% sulfuric acid during multibubble sonoluminescence (MBSL). As a function of acoustic intensity, three different morphologies are observed for the cloud of light emitting bubbles. Even more strikingly, there is a spatial separation between blue-white emitting bubbles and orange emitting bubbles, easily observed by the naked eye. Surpr...

Several fluoride and oxide Tm and (Tm, Yb) doped crystals such as YLF, GLF, YAG, and YAlO3 were tested for pulsed lasing at the ID2 -+ 3 ~ 4 transition (453 nm blue) at room temperature under two step pumping by a Ti:sapphire and a dye laser. Laser operation was obtained for the fluoride crystals. The input-output curves exhibit a saturation effect of emission with respect to both pump lasers. ...

The reaction of hydrogen peroxide and  pheny -9-acridinecarboxylate in the presence of rhodamin B as a fluorophore leads to the emission of either bright blue light  or bright red light, depending on the structure of fluorescer and reaction conditions. The light emitter responsible for the Chemi Luminescence (CL) reaction is acridone and that the blue light produced with out the fluorescers...

Herein we describe the investigation of cubic spherical submicron particles of non-doped Y2O3 and Y2O3 doped with Eu 3+ in a transmission electron microscope (TEM) equipped with a spectrometer to detect cathodoluminescence from individual particles. Each submicron particle was made up of nanometre sized crystals. We found that these crystals showed a broad emission band at 353 nm upon bombardme...

Quantum dots (QDs) are very attractive probes for multi-color fluorescence imaging in biological applications because of their immense brightness and reported extended photostability. We report here however that single QDs, suitable for biological applications, that are subject to continuous blue excitation from a conventional 100 W mercury arc lamp will undergo a continuous blue-switching of t...

A tetraphenylbenzene (TPB) cored luminophore of TPB-AC with aggregation-enhanced emission characteristics was designed and synthesized. TPB-AC could be potentially applied for the fabrication of high performance organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) with blue light emission.

Background: The scientific imaging of works of art is crucial for the assessment of the presence and distribution of pigments and other materials on surfaces. It is known that some ancient pigments are luminescent: these include pink red-lakes and the blue and purple pigments Egyptian Blue (CaCuSi4O10), Han blue (BaCuSi4O10) and Han purple (BaCuSi2O6). Indeed, the unique near-infrared luminesce...

We present optical photometry and spectra of the peculiar type Ib supernova (SN) 2006jc. Strong He I emission lines indicate the progenitor star exploded inside a dense circumstellar medium (CSM) rich in He. An exceptionally blue continuum persists from our first spectrum obtained 15 days after discovery through our last spectrum ∼1 month later. Based on the presence of isolated Fe II emission ...

Two cationic iridium complexes, namely [Ir(dph-oxd)2(bpy)]PF6 (1) and [Ir(dph-oxd)2(pzpy)]PF6 (2), using 2,5-diphenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole (dph-oxd) as the cyclometallating ligand and 2,2'-bipyridine (bpy) or 2-(1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridine (pzpy) as the ancillary ligands, have been synthesized, and their photophysical and electrochemical properties have been comprehensively investigated. In solution, ...