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A Master Equation for Photochemical Rates
Author(s) -
Bolton James R.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
photochemistry and photobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.818
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1751-1097
pISSN - 0031-8655
DOI - 10.1111/php.13325
Subject(s) - master equation , chromophore , quantum yield , monochromatic color , photochemistry , yield (engineering) , rate equation , photon , chemistry , flux (metallurgy) , quantum master equation , quantum , physics , kinetics , optics , fluorescence , thermodynamics , quantum mechanics , organic chemistry
Traditionally, the general photochemical rate equation could be integrated only at two limits (high concentration and low concentration). In this paper, the general photochemical equation has been integrated to yield a master equation that is valid for any chromophore concentration. Hence, in future, data for all concentrations can be utilized in deriving the incident photon flux and/or the quantum yield for a photochemical reaction. Unfortunately, the master equation can only be used for monochromatic light sources.