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Fluorescence vs Autofluorescence - What's the difference?

fluorescence | autofluorescence |

As nouns the difference between fluorescence and autofluorescence

is that fluorescence is the emission of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) by a material when stimulated by the absorption of radiation or of a subatomic particle while autofluorescence is self-induced fluorescence.

fluorescence

English

Noun

  • (physics) The emission of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) by a material when stimulated by the absorption of radiation or of a subatomic particle
  • The light so emitted

    • Derived terms

    * fluorescence microscope * fluoresce * fluorescein * fluorescent

    External links

    * ("fluorescence" on Wikipedia) ----

    autofluorescence

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (biology, microscopy) Self-induced fluorescence
  • (biology, microscopy) The fluorescence of substances other than the fluorophore of interest

    • Derived terms

    * autofluorescent * autofluorescently

    Related terms

    * autofluoresce