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LIGHT emission, resulting from the application of high d.c. fields, has been previously reported1 for insulating liquids containing fluorescent materials in solution. The presence of these materials and the resultant light emission were accompanied by a reduction in the electric strength of the dielectric. The range of these experiments has been extended2 and this has enabled a comparison to be made between the behaviour of fluorescent insulating liquids excited by high d.c. fields and that of similar liquids (phosphors as used in scintillation counter applications) excited by energetic radiation. The following similarities between the two methods of excitation were noted for the organic liquids n-hexane, benzene and xylene containing p-terphenyl or anthracene in solution.
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DARVENIZA, M. Light Emission from Organic Liquids and Solids due to Excitation by High d.c. Fields. Nature 200, 558–559 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/200558a0
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