Perspectives on fluorescence a tribute to Gregorio Weber /
Gregorio Weber is widely acknowledged as the person responsible for the advent of modern fluorescence spectroscopy. Since 2016 is the 100th anniversary of Gregorio Weber?s birth, this special volume has been prepared to honor his life and achievements. It offers contributions from outstanding resear...
| Other Authors: | Weber, Gregorio,, Jameson, David M.,, SpringerLink (Online service) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Switzerland :
Springer,
2016.
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (x, 346 pages) : illustrations (some color). |
| Series: |
Springer series on fluorescence, methods and applications ;
v. 17. |
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Table of 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 (Ỳ̀oyo);́́ 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.