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photoluminescence

the re-emission of photons from a surface following exposure
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photoluminescence

Summary

photoluminescence ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (490 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • photoluminescence is a type of luminescence[2].
  • photoluminescence's Commons category is recorded as Photoluminescence[3].

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Definition and Type

photoluminescence is a type of luminescence[2].

Why It Matters

photoluminescence ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (490 views/month).[1] photoluminescence has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[4]

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → luminescence
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 26631, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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