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A material, after absorbing some energy, can become a source of light by two processes:

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Bartolo, B.D., Collins, J. (2006). LUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY. In: Vij, D. (eds) Handbook of Applied Solid State Spectroscopy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-37590-2_12

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