POPOP (Gets a treat?)

I've been thinking about chromophores a lot lately; expect the entries to reflect this.

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POPOP is a laser dye and has an exceptional amount of resolvable fine structure for a relatively large molecule. See the spectrum here, from the Oregon Medical Laser Center's excellent collection of spectra and emission quantum yields. Contrast, for example, the spectra of p-quaterphenyl, p-terphenyl, and even biphenyl.

Don't be disappointed, but tomorrow's another dye!

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By Stuball3d (not verified) on 09 Mar 2007 #permalink

I recall making homemade scintillation cocktail in my undergrad radioisotope class - is this the same POPOP that one would mix with PPO to create the primary and secondary fluor mixture to detect low-energy beta-emitters?

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