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| warren | "Hmm, do you have enough UV light? No, the sample container shouldn't matter, as long as you are seeing a glow coming from the sample. Can you post ..." | Read more » | over 10 years ago | |||
| salem | "hey guys..i am trying to do the same experiment but i am not getting any result. it seems that the uv light can't enter the spectrometer in order t..." | Read more » | over 10 years ago | |||
| pwe11 | "Hey guys- I'm new here and apologize if this has already been stated. If you want to see the maximum fluorescence, you must first look at its absor..." | Read more » | over 10 years ago | |||
| eustatic | "I'm also trying to reproduce. it's on an much longer time frame, though, than this experiment. " | Read more » | over 10 years ago | |||
| warren | "Note to self: found possibly-suitable boxes: http://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/S-12694BL/Retail-Boxes/9-x-6-1-2-x-2-3-4-Black-Colored-Mailers?mod..." | Read more » | over 10 years ago | |||
| warren | "Sorry -- he is going to try to reproduce this experiment. :-P " | Read more » | over 10 years ago | |||
| warren | "Scott has ordered some laser pointers and is going to try to reproduce. " | Read more » | over 10 years ago | |||
| eustatic | "woah! " | Read more » | over 10 years ago | |||
| eustatic | "cool " | Read more » | over 10 years ago | |||
| jeffh | "There are tradeoffs, but it's certainly worth trying violet/UV LEDs. The wavelengths are roughly equivalent, but the LED emits across a broader ran..." | Read more » | over 10 years ago | |||
| warren | "@jeffh - do you think it'd be possible to do such analysis using a blue or ultraviolet LED, instead of a laser? I wonder if it would be safer (for ..." | Read more » | over 10 years ago | |||
| jeffh | "Very nice experiment, and a great set-up for measurements. I bought a 405-nm laser a couple of months ago, and that's a much better wavelength for ..." | Read more » | over 10 years ago | |||
| warren | "@stoft - the reference was just the UV laser. I didn't have an empty vial at the time but you're right that we should do that test. The sample is a..." | Read more » | over 10 years ago | |||
| greggbone | "I would love to be able to characterize oils, olive oil in particular. Two areas of characterization: Adulteration and Quality. A very high perce..." | Read more » | over 10 years ago | |||
| stoft | "Jeff, nice experiment. Yes, UV is the right choice -- the shorter the wavelength the better. I'm assuming that the UV-light 'reference' was with wa..." | Read more » | over 10 years ago | |||
| warren | "This looks great! Now, the tough part -- detecting enough light to get a spectrum. If you let the sample settle for a few days, does it look more c..." | Read more » | over 10 years ago |