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Varying Solvent Index of Refraction to Observe Fluorescent Lifetimes at High Dilution
Name: McKee,
Advisor: Daniel Albert
Department: CHEM
Award: Student Research Grant
Abstract: Fluorescence occurs when a molecule goes from an excited state down to the ground state. Fluorescence can be used for sensors and detectors, dyes, and analysis of certain molecules. In a recent publication, it was found that concentrations are related to the fluorescence lifetime in a surprising way. When concentration was increased, fluorescence lifetime also increased. We are going to study the same molecule used in the paper to see if we can replicate this behavior. We will modify the solvent used to see the impact index of refraction has on the fluorescence lifetime.