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superfluorescence

superfluorescence noun: fluorescence as a result of spontaneous correlation of excited atomic states.

Noun

superfluorescence (plural superfluorescences)

  1. fluorescence as a result of spontaneous correlation of excited atomic states
    • In this approach, a source of parametric superfluorescence (an OPG with optical gain of 10 10 to 10 12 ) provides the seed pulse (energy 10 to 100 nJ) for subsequent parametric amplification (with an OPG with optical gain of 10 3 to 10 5 ).1999 November 19, Malcolm H. Dunn, Majid Ebrahimzadeh, “Parametric Generation of Tunable Light from Continuous-Wave to Femtosecond Pulses”, in Science, volume 286, number 5444, →DOI, pages 1513–1517

Forms of superfluorescence

pluralsuperfluorescences

Origin of superfluorescence

From super- + fluorescence.

Questions about superfluorescence

What does superfluorescence mean?
Superfluorescence means fluorescence as a result of spontaneous correlation of excited atomic states.
What part of speech is superfluorescence?
Superfluorescence is a noun.
What is the plural of superfluorescence?
The plural of superfluorescence is superfluorescences.

Words near superfluorescence in the dictionary

  1. superfluidity
  2. superfluids
  3. superfluitant
  4. superfluities
  5. superfluity
  6. superfluorescence
  7. superfluorescences
  8. superfluorescent
  9. superfluous
  10. superfluous interval
  11. superfluous intervals

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