Photoluminescence of the African scorpion "Pandinus imperator"

Fasel, A.; Muller, Pierre-Alain; Suppan, Paul; Vauthey, Eric

doi:10.1016/S1011-1344(96)00016-4

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Photoluminescence of the African scorpion "Pandinus imperator"

ContributorsFasel, A.; Muller, Pierre-Alain; Suppan, Paul; Vauthey, Eric

Published inJournal of photochemistry and photobiology. B, Biology, vol. 39, no. 1, p. 96-98

Publication date1997

Abstract

The luminescence of the scorpion's outer shell has been shown to be due to fluorescence of very short lifetime (nanoseconds). The emission and excitation spectra have been determined, and the potential biological significance of this photoluminescence is discussed.

Keywords

African scorpion "Pandinus imperator"
Photoluminescence

Affiliation

Faculté des sciences / Section de chimie et biochimie / Département de chimie physique

Research group

Groupe Vauthey

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FASEL, A. et al. Photoluminescence of the African scorpion ‘Pandinus imperator’. In: Journal of photochemistry and photobiology. B, Biology, 1997, vol. 39, n° 1, p. 96–98. doi: 10.1016/S1011-1344(96)00016-4

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DOI : 10.1016/S1011-1344(96)00016-4

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Photoluminescence of the African scorpion "Pandinus imperator"

The luminescence of the scorpion's outer shell has been shown to be due to fluorescence of very short lifetime (nanoseconds). The emission and excitation spectra have been determined, and the potential biological significance of this photoluminescence is discussed.

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