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Luminescence research and its relation to ultraweak cell radiation

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The fundamental laws of photochemistry and the essential results of experimental research on ultraweak cell radiation are presented. By comparing all the facts it can be concluded that the phenomena discussed may arise from a variety of possible reactions and sources. Recombination reactions of certain radicals actually do release sufficient energy to generate UV-photons of the intensity under consideration. On the other hand, stimulated emission cannot be excluded in view of the distinct deviation of the radiation field from thermal equilibrium. There exist, however, various other candidates, such as direct emitters like flavins, indoles, porphyrins, carbonyl derivatives and aromatic compounds, and molecular oxygen and its various species, as well as collective molecular interactions, e.g. dimole or exciplex transitions, triplet-triplet annihilation, collective hydrolysis, electric field effects in membranes, etc.

Careful biochemical and biophysical experiments are still necessary to find answers to all the questions that remain; not only individual problems have to be solved, but it is important to keep in mind the interrelationships between certain reactions.

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Sławiński, J. Luminescence research and its relation to ultraweak cell radiation. Experientia 44, 559–571 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01953303

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