Table 3.
Lifetimes of some fluorescence standards
| Sample | Lifetime (ns) | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Quinine, 0.1 N H2SO4 | 19.5 | Weber [67] |
| Quinine, 1.0 N H2SO4 | 19.2 | Berlman [66] |
| Do | 19.4 | Ware and Baldwin [40] |
| Do | 20.1 | Birks and Dyson [41] |
| Do | 20.5 | Metcalf, cited in [41] |
| Quinine, 10.0 N H2SO4 | 21.8 | Present work |
| Quinine, 1.07 N H2SO4. | 20.4 | Do. |
| Quinine, 0.1 N H2SO4 | 19.0 | Present work, also [65] |
| Quinine, 0.2 M Tris-NO3̄ pH 8… | 17.2 | Do. |
| Fluorescein, dilute NaOH or KOH. | 4.62 | Ware and Baldwin [40] |
| Do | 4.6 | Szymanowski [68] |
| Do | 4.6 | Metcalf [69] |
| Do | 4.8 | Bennett [70] |
| Do | 4.8 | Brody[73] |
| Do | 4.8 | Kirchhoff[74] |
| Do | 4.8 | Maercks [75] |
| Do | 4.5 | Bailey and Rollefson [71] |
| Do | 4.5 | Chen et al. [65] |
| Do | 4.2 | Weber [67] |
| Do | 4.0 | Brewer et al. [72] |
| Do | 4.0 | Strickler and Berg [39] |
| Do | 3.83 | Müller et al. [6] |
| 9,10-Diphenylanthracene, cyclohexane, not de-aerated. | 6.7 | Present work |
| 9,10-Diphenylanthracene, cyclohexane, de-aerated. | 9.35 | Berlman [66] |
| Do | 10.0 | Amata et al. [76] |
| 2-Aminopyridine,0.1 yVH2SO4… | 12.7 | Present work |
| 1-Dimethylaminonaphthalene-5-sulfonate, 0.1 M NaHCO3. | 13.8 | Chen et al. [65] |
| Do | 13.6 | Föirster and Rokos [77] |