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1Institute for Materials Research, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C. 20234.
Abstract:
The use of various organic compounds in solution and inorganic ions in glasses has been investigated as possible fluorescence Standard Reference Materials. Emphasis was placed on measuring physical and chemical parameters such as stability, reproducibilities of absorbance and fluorescence measurements, relative quantum efficiencies as a function of excitation wavelength, etc., for quinine derivatives and selected organic compounds. A brief discussion is included on the use of rare earth and non-rare earth inorganic ions in glasses as standards.
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