phosphorescence

Table of Contents

Introduction References & Edit History Related Topics

Images

Phosphorescence

Discover

Periodical Cicada, Adult, Magicicada spp. Requires 17 years to complete development. Nymph splits its skin, and transforms into an adult. Feeds on sap of tree roots. Northern Illinois Brood. This brood is the largest emergence of cicadas anywhere

Why Do Some Cicadas Appear Only Every 17 Years?

Poker game. Card game. Royal Flush in poker. Hearts suit gambling

Poker Hands Ranked

Berries and leaves of the bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) plant. Poisonous plant

7 of the World’s Deadliest Plants

Shadow of a man holding large knife in his hand inside of some dark, spooky buiding

7 of History's Most Notorious Serial Killers

Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"

How Deadly Is Quicksand?

Internet http://www blue screen. Hompepage blog 2009, history and society, media news television, crowd opinion protest, In the News 2009, breaking news

Who Invented the Internet?

Aurochs. Bos primigenius. Skeleton. Extinct animal. Skeleton of an Aurochs, an extinct wild ox.

6 Animals We Ate Into Extinction

phosphorescence: Related Content

Written and fact-checked by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Photos

Phosphorescence

See All Images →

Topics

phosphor memory phosphor scintillation efficiency scintillator organic scintillator plastic scintillator liquid scintillator inorganic scintillator phosphorimeter marine bioluminescence fluorescence thermoluminescence electroluminescence chemiluminescence photoluminescence

Quiz

Italian-born physicist Dr. Enrico Fermi draws a diagram at a blackboard with mathematical equations. circa 1950.

Physics and Natural Law