Perspectives on fluorescence : a tribute to Gregorio Weber /: a tribute to Gregorio Weber. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Volume editor: David M. Jameson ; with contributions by L.A. Bagatolli [and more].
• Editors: Jameson, David M
• Other Names: Weber, Gregorio honouree.
• Contents: Series Editor; Aims and Scope; Preface; Contents; A Fluorescent Lifetime: Reminiscing About Gregorio Weber; References; Gregorio Weberś Roots in Argentina; 1 Introduction; 2 Gregorio Weberś Family and Childhood in Buenos Aires; 3 The City: Buenos Aires -- and the Countryside -- La Cumbre, Córdoba; 4 Medical School Days and the Forging of Lifelong Friendships; 5 Scientific Mentors and Influences During Early Research Days in Buenos Aires; 6 Doctoral Thesis at the University of Buenos Aires; 7 Second Law of Thermodynamics: Irreversible Departure from Argentina 8 Family Reencounters in the Northern Hemisphere9 His Long Visit in 1970: A Brief Incursion into Argentine Neuroscience; 10 Gregorio Weberś Influence: A Personal Experience; 11 Exploring a Possible Return; 12 Subsequent Short Visits to Buenos Aires; References; The Labyrinthine World of Gregorio Weber; 1 Getting to Know Gregorio Weber; 2 Why This Chapter; 3 The Historical Brain Drain from Argentina; 4 Enrique Gaviola; 5 The Gaviola-Weber Connection; 6 Family Matters (``Yoyo)́́; 7 Why Medicine; 8 PhD Thesis and Beyond; 9 Weber Number; 10 The Influence of GW on my Scientific Career 11 Concluding RemarksReferences; Personal Recollections of Gregorio Weber, My Postdoc Advisor, and the Important Consequences for My Own Academic Career; References; Measurements of Fluorescence Decay Time by the Frequency Domain Method; 1 Time and Frequency Domain; 2 The Frequency Domain Method; 3 Pulsed Sources; 4 The Parallel Fluorometer Principle; 5 Photon Histograms; 5.1 Dead Time; 5.2 Duty Cycle; 5.3 Time Resolution; 6 Photon Counting Multifrequency Parallel Fluorometer; 7 Conclusions; References Ultra-Fast Fluorescence Anisotropy Decay of N-Acetyl-l-Tryptophanamide Reports on the Apparent Microscopic Viscosity of Aqueou...1 Introduction; 2 Experimental Section; 2.1 Materials and Solutions; 2.2 Measurement Setup; 2.3 Data Analysis; 3 Results; 3.1 Searching for the Optimum Fluorescence Lifetime of the Reference Compound; 3.2 Total Fluorescence Decay Analysis of NATA in Aqueous Buffer; 3.3 Fluorescence Anisotropy Decay Analysis of NATA in Aqueous Buffer; 3.4 Fluorescence Anisotropy Decay Analysis of NATA in Aqueous Buffer Containing GuHCl 3.5 Relative Increase of Viscosity at Increasing GuHCl Concentration4 Discussion; 4.1 Is NATA a Single Fluorescence Lifetime Standard?; 4.2 Microscopic and Macroscopic Viscosities; 5 Conclusions; References; Weberś Red-Edge Effect that Changed the Paradigm in Photophysics and Photochemistry; 1 Historical Introduction; 2 Modern Interpretation of Red-Edge Effects and of Related Phenomena; 2.1 Inhomogeneous Broadening and the Principle of Photoselection; 2.2 Connection with Molecular Relaxations; 2.3 Observations with Time Resolution; 2.4 Diversity of Wavelength-Selective Effects
• Publisher Details: Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 346 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 543/.56; 540; Chemistry; Fluorescence spectroscopy; Spectroscopy; Medicine; Chemistry, Physical organic; SCIENCE / Chemistry / Analytic; Fluorescence spectroscopy; Science -- Spectroscopy & Spectrum Analysis; Science -- Life Sciences -- Biology -- Molecular Biology; Science -- Chemistry -- Physical & Theoretical; Science -- Chemistry -- General; Spectrum analysis, spectrochemistry, mass spectrometry; Medical research; Physical chemistry; Chemistry; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319413280; 3319413287
• Related ISBNs: 9783319413266; 3319413260
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 22, 2016).
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