Magnetic field effect on the fluorescence from γ-irradiated solutions of perfluorocarbons
The effect of an applied magnetic field on the fluorescence from γ-irradiated solutions of perfluorobiphenyl and perfluoronaphthalene has been measured in various solvents. In all the solvents used (cyclohexane, squalane, isooctane) the fluorescence intensity increases with increasing field and tends towards a plateau at high fields (>0.1 T). At low fields, the fluorescence enhancement is smaller for the perfluorocarbons than for the parent hydrocarbons, due to the larger electron–nuclear hyperfine coupling and broader spread of the hyperfine levels in the radical ions of the perfluorocarbons. At high fields the fluorescence enhancement is also smaller for the perfluorocarbons than for the parent hydrocarbons, indicating a larger relative proportion of prompt (field-independent) fluorescence for the perfluorocarbons than for the parent hydrocarbons.