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Zwischenmolekulare Energiewanderung und Fluoreszenz

Th. Förster
- 01 Jan 1948 - 
- Vol. 437, Iss: 1, pp 55-75
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In this article, a quantenmechanische behandlung des Ubergangs von Elektronenanregungsenergie zwischen gleichartigen Molekulen in Losung gegeben.
Abstract
In Weiterentwicklung fruherer Theorien von J. und F. Perrin und klassischphysikalischer Uberlegungen des Verfassers wird eine quantenmechanische Behandlung des Ubergangs von Elektronenanregungsenergie zwischen gleichartigen Molekulen in Losung gegeben. Der kritische Molekulabstand, unterhalb dessen der ubergang wahrend der Anregungsdauer stattfindet, last sich aus den Absorptions- und Fluoreszenzspektren und der Anregungsdauer der Molekule berechnen. Fur Fluorescein und Chlorophyll a ergeben sich Werte von 50 bzw. 80 AE, entsprechend den mittleren Molekulabstanden in Losungen von 3,2 · 10−3 bzw. 7,7 · 10−4 Molen/Liter. Fur die Bereiche oberhalb und unterhalb der kritischen Konzentration werden Formeln zur Berechnung der Energieabwanderung vom Primarmolekul angegeben, die mit den vorliegenden Messungen der Konzentrationsdepolarisation der Fluoreszenz gut ubereinstimmen. Die Anwendung auf analoge Energiewanderungsprobleme in Molekulkristallen und im Assimilationsapparat der Pflanze wird diskutiert.

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Energiewanderung und Fluoreszenz

Th. Förster
- 01 Jun 1946 - 
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On the Transformation of light into Heat in Solids. I

TL;DR: In this paper, it was shown that the electronic excitation, forming the first step in the process of light absorption, is not confined to a particular atom, but is diluted between all of them in the form of "excitation waves," similar to sound waves which are used to describe the heat motion in the same crystal.
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The Theory of the Photolysis of Silver Bromide and the Photographic Latent Image

TL;DR: In this article, the processes taking place during the exposure and development of a photographic emulsion can be understood in terms of the conceptions of present-day quantum mechanics, and it is possible to push the analysis further than has been done by him.
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Migration and Photochemical Action of Excitation Energy in Crystals

TL;DR: In this paper, it was shown that if the exchange of excitation energy between crystal cells is slow as compared to the periods of vibration, the first description is preferable; if it is fast, the second picture is better.