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IN scintillation counter applications1,2, it is well known that dilute solutions of fluorescent organic materials, such as anthracene, in suitable organic solvents will absorb radiation and re-emit at a wave-length characteristic of the solute, when the liquid is excited by ultra-violet or high-energy particles.
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DARVENIZA, M. Light Emission from Insulating Liquids due to Excitation by d.c. Fields near Breakdown. Nature 183, 743 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/183743a0
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