MES Flashcards
FLUORESCENCE SPECTROPHOTOMETRY is also called
Fluorometry
Fluorescence Spectro Principle: Certain molecules, particularly those with a
____________ and a rigid structure (fluorophore),
can be excited by __________, and will then
emit the radiation absorbed at a _______ wavelength.
chromophore; UV/visible radiation; longer
longer wavelength = _______ (lower/higher) energy
lower
in UV-Vis spectroscopy, we only need
________________ for them to absorb UV-Vis
radiation
chromophores
in fluorescence, you need a ___________ structure
rigid
What theory: promotion of electron to an excited state
Absorption
What theory: excited electron returns to the ground
electronic state by emitting a photon
EMISSION
emission arising from an “allowed”
transition that typically has a short lifetime between 1
ns and 10 ns
Fluorescence
T/F: does Fluorescence have short life time?
T
In Fluoroscence: transition from the excited
state to the ground state _____________ (change/does not change) in
electron spin
does not change
emission arises from a
“forbidden” transition that typically has a long lifetime
between 1 ms and 1 s
Phosphorescence
In Phosphorescence, there is ________ (a/no) change in electron spin
there is a change in electron spin
In phosphorescence, the decrease in energy is not only due to the
release of energy, but also because of the
__________________
change of electron spin (intersystem crossing)
change in spin → intersystem crossing →
release radiation
a polyatomic fluorophore, once electronically
excited, experiences vibrational relaxation before
emitting a photon, causing a ______________ of the fluorescence spectrum relative to the
wavelength at which it was excited
red shift or Stokes
shift
change in energy or shift in
longer wavelength
red shift or Stokes
shift
excitation light sources
xenon lamps, lasers
most common excitation light source, high intensity and
broad wavelength range (UV to NIR)
Xenon lamps
highest-intensity source
Lasers
Lasers are used in applications where _____________ (short/long) collection times
and __________ (big/small) amounts of sample are required
short ; small
a filter or a monochromator with a known peak
transmission wavelength and bandwidth
EXCITATION WAVELENGTH SELECTOR
enables fluorescence excitation spectra to be
resolved
EXCITATION WAVELENGTH SELECTOR
Separates the wavelength
EXCITATION WAVELENGTH SELECTOR
includes all optics and other equipment needed to
deliver the excitation beam to the sample, collect
the emission from the sample, and hold the sample
in place
SAMPLING DEVICE
cuvettes, microwell plates, microarrays, microscope
slides, and flow systems
SAMPLING DEVICE
ensure that the emission wavelength region being
detected does not overlap with the excitation
wavelength profile
EMISSION WAVELENGTH SELECTOR
important for the rejection of stray light
EMISSION WAVELENGTH SELECTOR
filters, monochromators, and grating polychromators
often are used for
for emission wavelength selection
a photomultiplier tube (PMT) or a charge-coupled
device (CCD) array
DETECTOR
T/F: EXCITATION - EMISSION ORIENTATIONS depends on the nature of the sample
T
Angle used to measure dilute solutions and other
transparent samples
right-angle or 0°/90° geometry
excitation light is at ______° with emitted light
90°
used to measure optically dense samples
front-face geometry
In front-face geometry, fluorescence is collected at an angle ___________
≤90°; although <90° is more common to use
example of front face geometry
epifluorescence geometry
excitation
beam and collected fluorescence are both on the same side of the sample,
epifluorescence geometry
angle used in microscopy
0°/180° transmitting geometry
FACTORS THAT AFFECT QUANTITATION
intrument based, sample based
wavelengths, bandwidths, and detector
intensity of the excitation beam
linear intensity range of the detection system
diffraction efficiency of gratings
Instrument based factors
instrument based factor that can
introduce measurement uncertainty or bias that is
particularly significant when measured values are
compared between instruments
wavelengths, bandwidths, and detector
instrument based factor that can change
significantly with excitation wavelength or with time
intensity of the excitation beam
does not increase linearly
with concentration because of significant absorption
of the excitation beam and/or emission
(reabsorption) by the sample
optically dense samples
optically dense samples do not increase linearly
with concentration because of significant ________________
of the excitation beam and/or _____________ by the sample
absorption; emission