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Oriol Arteaga¹, Shane Nichols, Bart Kahr

¹Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, New York 10003, USA. oarteaga@ub.edu

|July 25, 2012

Summary

This study reappraises Soleillet's 1929 luminescence analysis, defining the Mueller matrix for fluorescence scattering using the fluorescence anisotropy parameter. It also shows how to recover circular dichroism and circularly polarized luminescence from optically active analytes without artifacts.

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Area of Science:

Photophysics
Spectroscopy
Optical Physics

Background:

Soleillet's 1929 work laid foundational concepts for luminescence analysis.
Understanding fluorescence scattering is crucial for characterizing molecular properties.
Mueller matrix formalism provides a comprehensive description of light polarization changes.

Purpose of the Study:

To reappraise Soleillet's 1929 analysis of luminescence.
To derive the Mueller matrix form for fluorescence scattering.
To investigate the recovery of optical activity-related signals from fluorescence.

Main Methods:

Reanalysis of Soleillet's 1929 luminescence theory.
Derivation of the Mueller matrix for fluorescence scattering.
Theoretical framework for simultaneous recovery of circular dichroism and circularly polarized luminescence.

Main Results:

The Mueller matrix for fluorescence scattering is defined using the fluorescence anisotropy parameter.
Parameters of the Mueller matrix are directly linked to fluorescence anisotropy.
Simultaneous and artifact-free recovery of fluorescence detected circular dichroism and circularly polarized luminescence is demonstrated for optically active analytes.

Conclusions:

The reappraisal provides a modern interpretation of early luminescence studies.
The derived Mueller matrix offers a new tool for fluorescence scattering analysis.
The method enables simultaneous, artifact-free characterization of optical activity in fluorescence measurements.