683 Measurements of Powder Characteristics 733 Optical Properties of Powder Layers 763 Color Vision 799 Part 6. The book is the translation of the revised version of a Japanese handbook first published in 1987. Not surprisingly, almost all of the authors are Japanese researchers, and the literature coverage is especially strong on Japanese work. Chapter two summarizes basic results of semiclassical radiation theory, solid-state band theory, excitons, thermoluminescence, and much other material on the basic physics needed to understand the phenomena. This type of practical information on phosphors is not readily found elsewhere, particularly at this level of detail.
Many sections contain extensive tables and most have plentiful references.
This will be a very useful book for scientists and engineers working on or making application of phosphors. It would be a useful acquisition for most engineering and science libraries. Inc. All rights reserved.