Sensitized luminescence

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-010747",
  "term": "Sensitized luminescence",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A process where energy absorbed by one species, the sensitizer, is transferred to another species, the activator, which then emits luminescence. The sensitizer absorbs light at a wavelength where the activator has poor absorption. This technique is frequently employed in analytical chemistry to detect species that are not directly luminescent or have weak emission.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "activation",
    "deactivation",
    "quencher"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1984, 56, 231. 'Nomenclature, symbols, units and their usage in spectrochemical analysis-Part VI: molecular luminescence spectroscopy' on page 235 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198456020231)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/sensitized-luminescence/"
}