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We show that when polystyrene is exposed (for 15–60 sec) to a UV laser light beam (λ = 248 nm), its absorption and luminescent properties change significantly. In the irradiated polymer, optical centers are formed with absorption bands in the 280–460 nm region and fluorescence bands in the 330–520 nm region. We have established the chemical structure of the optical centers for fluorescence of polystyrene.
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Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 73, No. 1, pp. 54–58, January–February, 2006.
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Nurmukhametov, R.N., Volkova, L.V. & Kabanov, S.P. Fluorescence and absorption of polystyrene exposed to UV laser radiation. J Appl Spectrosc 73, 55–60 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10812-006-0035-y
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