A unique computer centered instrument for simultaneous absorbance and fluorescence measurements
A unique computer centered instrument for simultaneous absorbance and fluorescence measurements
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一种独特的以计算机为中心的仪器,可同时测量吸光度和荧光
DOI:
10.1021/ac60323a009
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发表时间:
1973
影响因子:
7.4
通讯作者:
A. Timnick
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文献类型:
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作者:
J. Holland;R. Teets;A. Timnick
A computer centered spectrophotometer-spectrofluo-rimeter combination instrument has been fabricated that will allow simultaneous absorption and fluores-cence measurements. The dedicated computer ap-plies corrections to the data collected for many of the instrumental and photophysical variables of fluores-cence measurements. From datacollected during an excitation scan, the computer can output absorbance, fluorescence, quanta corrected fluorescence, and a unique quantity, partial quantum efficiency. From an emission scan, absorbance, fluorescence, quantum corrected fluorescence, and total quantum efficiency can be obtained. Absorption corrected fluorescence is the name proposed for measurements which correct for the attenuation of excitation beam by absorption processes in thesample cell. The computer program is detailed and results are presented to evaluate the system for the various absorption and fluorescence measurements.Applications of fluorescence to chemical analysis have been widespread, but an adequate understanding of the man-ifested observations has not been completely attained to this date. An accurate model for fluorescence is of particular im-portance to the chemical analyst who is faced with the prob-lems of lack of uniform standardization, relatively poor ac-curacy, and in many cases extreme dilutions. In fluorescence, measured quantities do not reduce to a simple ratio as in spectrophotometry and there are basic geometric and wavelength dependent factors which are unique for each fluorescence instrument. In spite of the fundamental complexities of fluorescence analysis, it is felt that greater ac-curacy and better correlation between measurements made with different instruments can be attained with more effective control of the measurement variables. The factors involved in fluorimetric measurement can be divided into two categories, instrumental and photophysical. The instrumental factors pertain to the equipment employed and the conditions of observation, while the photophysical aspects concern the absorption, re-emission, and competitive losses of energy within the molecule, solvent cage, or solution occurring during the period of observation.