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. 2019 Dec 25;21(1):160. doi: 10.3390/ijms21010160
Symbol Unit Meaning
E ex Fluorescence excitation quantum distribution
E′ ex cm−1 Normalized fluorescence excitation quantum distribution
E F nm−1 Fluorescence emission quantum distribtion
I W cm−2 Intensity
I exc W cm−2 Excitation intensity
N cm−3 Number density
g LED xxx nm Spectral light distribution of LED xxx nm
n ph cm−3 Photon number density
t fs, ps, ns, s, min, h, d Time
t exc S Exposure time
w sat J cm−2 Saturation energy density
Δ Difference
α cm−1 Attenuation coefficent
αa cm−1 Absorption coefficent
αs cm−1 Scattering coefficient
γ Empirical scattering exponent
δ Difference
ϑ °C Temperature
κ Mole fraction
λ Nm Wavelength
λexc Nm Excitation wavelength
λF Nm Fluorescence emission wavelength
λF,exc Nm Fluorescence excitation wavelength
λpr Nm Probe wavelength
ν Hz Frequency
ν˜ cm−1 Wavenumber
σ cm2 Absorption cross-section
τF ps, ns Fluorescence lifetime
τrec min, h Recovery time constant
τrel S Relaxation time constant
τsat S Saturation time constant
ϕ Quantum yield
ϕcon Quantum yield of photoconversion
ϕF Fluorescence quantum yield
ϕiso Quantum yield of photoisomerization
ϕtherm Quantum yielf of thermal conversion