photophysicsn.
/ˈfəʊtəʊˌfɪzɪks/, U.S. /ˈfoʊdoʊˌfɪzɪks/ The branch of science that deals with physical properties as affected by light and the physical effects of light.
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photomagnetism1864
electro-optics1880
photodynamics1882
magneto-optics1902
photophysics1909
photoelectronics1940
1909 Science 5 Feb. 224/1 Engaged in photographic research at the Yerkes Observatory, as instructor in photophysics.
1961 M. Calvin in W. D. McElroy & B. Glass Symposium on Light & Life 317 A discussion of some of the photochemistry and photophysics of porphyrins.
1970 J. B. Birks Photophysics of Aromatic Molecules p. vii There are six related subjects concerned with the interaction of radiation with molecular systems: photophysics, photochemistry and photobiology, which deal with optical non-ionizing radiation; and radiation physics, radiation chemistry and radiation biology, which deal with ionizing radiation.
1993 Analyt. Chem. 65 2329/1 The photophysics of the dyes has been determined.
2000 New Scientist 29 Apr. 87/2 (advt.) Successful candidates will be given training in fluorescence photophysics, cell culture and clinical biochemical techniques.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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