excitation wavelength

collocation in English

meaningsofexcitationandwavelength

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excitation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌek.saɪˈteɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌek.saɪˈteɪ.ʃən/
sciencespecialized
the process of making something, for example a particle or a cell, ...
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wavelength
noun[C]
uk
/ˈweɪv.leŋθ/us
/ˈweɪv.leŋθ/
the distance between two waves of energy, or the length of the radio wave used by a particular radio station for ...
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(Definition ofexcitationandwavelengthfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Unavoidable errors can arise from the direct excitability of the acceptor at the donor'sexcitationwavelength.
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One can try to find an optimalexcitationwavelengthfor simultaneously priming fluorescence of different fluorochromes.
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In the fluorometer, a light source emits light of anexcitationwavelengththat is relevant to the compound to be measured.
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For protein detection, it is advantageous to use fluorescent labels containing chromophores which have longerexcitationwavelengthand emission wavelength than the aromatic amino acids.
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Depending on the specific filter, theexcitationwavelengthhitting the retina will be between 465-490 nm.
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It gives the scattering characteristics of both oblate and prolate spheroidal particles much smaller than theexcitationwavelength.
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Theexcitationwavelengthspectrum may be a very narrow or broader band, or it may be all beyond a cutoff level.
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Two monochromators are used in many fluorometers; one monochromator is used to select theexcitationwavelengthand a second monochromator is used to analyze the emitted light.
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The excited species will after some time, usually in the order of few nanoseconds to microseconds, de-excite and emit light at a wavelength longer than theexcitationwavelength.
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These dyes have the advantage that they can be used in most confocal microscopes and their longer excitation wavelengths greatly reduce autofluorescence problems.
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A comparison of the results for the five different excitation wavelengths is presented.
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