In physics terms the difference between scintillation and fluorescence
is that scintillation is the flash of light produced by a phosphor when it absorbs ionizing radiation while 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.
As nouns the difference between scintillation and fluorescence
is that scintillation is a flash of light; a spark while 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.
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
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
