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Phosphorescence vs Scintillation - What's the difference?

phosphorescence | scintillation |

As nouns the difference between phosphorescence and scintillation

is that phosphorescence is the emission of light without any perceptible heat; the quality of being phosphorescent while scintillation is a flash of light; a spark.

phosphorescence

English

Noun

  • The emission of light without any perceptible heat; the quality of being phosphorescent.
  • * 2002 , Barbara Vine, Grasshopper , page 138:
    • We saw a round red sun rise over the City, paint the glassy towers with phosphorescence and, as it brightened and lost its shape, sprinkle across the sky feathers of pink and lilac.

    See also

    * ("phosphorescence" on Wikipedia) * luminescence

    scintillation

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia scintillation) (en noun)
  • A flash of light; a spark
  • (astronomy) The twinkling of a star caused by turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere
  • (physics) The flash of light produced by a phosphor when it absorbs ionizing radiation

    • Derived terms

    * liquid scintillation * scintillation camera * scintillation counter * scintillation detector * scintillation spectrometer