Light
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Light

Physical and Biological Action

  1. 430 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Light

Physical and Biological Action

About this book

Light: Physical and Biological Action provides an introduction to the significant problems that are usually considered in photobiology. This book covers a variety of topics, including photosensitization, phototropism, phototaxis, photosynthesis, bioluminescence, diurnal rhythms, and the measurement of molecular excitation by light. Organized into five chapters, this book begins with an overview of the characteristics of light from a purely physical and historical viewpoint. This text then discusses the various types of radiation, including temperature or thermal radiation, photoluminescence, chemiluminescence, radiation produced by electric discharges, and radiation produced by high local electric field. Other chapters consider the various bond involved in molecular formation, which shows the atomic orbitals associated with the constituents of the molecule. This book discusses as well the fluorescence bands of polyatomic molecules. The final chapter deals with some of the limitations of the methods involved in electron microscopy. This book is a valuable resource for biologists and photochemists.

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Information

Publisher
Academic Press
Year
2013
Print ISBN
9781483228488
eBook ISBN
9781483270739
Topic
Biological Sciences
Subtopic
Biology
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Light: Physical and Biological Action
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Foreword
  6. Preface
  7. Chapter 1. Measurement and Characterization of Light
  8. Chapter 2. Excitation of Molecules by Light
  9. Chapter 3. Chemiluminescenceā€”Reactions and Mechanisms
  10. Chapter 4. Bioluminescenceā€”Enzyme-Catalyzed Chemiluminescence
  11. Chapter 5. Biological Action of Light
  12. Appendix I: Physical Constants
  13. Appendix II: Conversion Factors
  14. Appendix III: Lasers
  15. Appendix IV: Filter Data for Isolation or Absorption
  16. Appendix V: Thermopile Method for Determination of Light Intensities
  17. Appendix VI: Ferrioxalate Chemical Actinometer for Determination of Light Intensitie
  18. Appendix VII: Assay of Adenosine Triphosphate Using Firefly Luminescence
  19. REFERENCES
  20. AUTHOR INDEX
  21. SUBJECT INDEX