DocumentCode
1470535
Title
Fluorescence aids mining
Author
Plumb, H. T.
Author_Institution
Salt Lake City, Utah
Volume
63
Issue
7
fYear
1944
fDate
7/1/1944 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
243
Lastpage
246
Abstract
FLUORESCENCE is a smart way of saying “fluorspar luminescence.” Ninety years ago the great mathematical scientist, George Gabriel Stokes, was doing a chemical experiment with fluorite, when accidentally the rock came into view of an arc lamp. Stokes noticed the color of the crystals change suddenly from green to blue. His keen mind went to work on that trivial observation.
Keywords
Atomic clocks; Chemicals; Color; Electron tubes; Fluorescence; Glass;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electrical Engineering
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0095-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/EE.1944.6440379
Filename
6440379
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