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DCS# 7B13.55NWU#A-20Location:    4 A 3
title: LED Flourescence
aka: exciting phosphorescence

Description:
Different LED lights can be used to draw, or try to draw, on a sheet of phosphorescent material.  If the photon energy is high enough (above green) the phosphorescent/flourescent screen will glow green.  The very bright green laser will not activate the phosphorescence.

Questions:
    What is it about blue light that produces the glow?
     What would a black light do?
   
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