Luminescence

Luminescence is the emission of optical radiation by a substance due to a process other than heating. In the broad chemical/photochemical sense, luminescence is the spontaneous emission of radiation from an electronically or vibrationally excited species that is not in thermal equilibrium with its environment.

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