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  2. Optical brightener - Wikipedia

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    Paper brightness is typically measured at 457 nm, well within the fluorescent activity range of brighteners. [5] Paper used for banknotes does not contain optical brighteners, so a common method for detecting counterfeit notes is to check for fluorescence. Optical brighteners have also found use in cosmetics. One application is to formulas for ...

  3. Paper chemicals - Wikipedia

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    Optical brightener is used to make paper appear whiter. Optical-brightening agents use fluorescence to absorb invisible radiation from the ultraviolet part of the light spectrum and re-emit the radiation as light in the visible blue range. The optical-brightening agent thus generates blue light that is added to the reflected light.

  4. Talk:Optical brightener - Wikipedia

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    3 Optical Brighteners Are Not Laundry Detergent. 4 Paper brightness (whiteness?) 1 comment. 5 Emitted wavelengths range. 2 comments. Toggle the table of contents.

  5. Laundry detergent - Wikipedia

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    Laundry detergents may contain builders (50% by weight, approximately), surfactants (15%), bleach (7%), enzymes (2%), soil antideposition agents, foam regulators, corrosion inhibitors, optical brighteners, dye transfer inhibitors, fragrances, dyes, fillers and formulation aids.

  6. Gloss (optics) - Wikipedia

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    The earliest studies of gloss perception are attributed to Leonard R. Ingersoll [1] [2] who in 1914 examined the effect of gloss on paper. [ non-primary source needed ] By quantitatively measuring gloss using instrumentation Ingersoll based his research around the theory that light is polarised in specular reflection whereas diffusely reflected ...

  7. Photographic paper - Wikipedia

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    Advertisement for Ansco Cyko photographic paper, 1922. Photographic paper is a paper coated with a light-sensitive chemical, used for making photographic prints.When photographic paper is exposed to light, it captures a latent image that is then developed to form a visible image; with most papers the image density from exposure can be sufficient to not require further development, aside from ...

  8. Optics Letters - Wikipedia

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    Optics Letters is a biweekly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Optica (formerly known as Optical Society of America). It was established in July 1977. The editor-in-chief is Miguel Alonso (University of Rochester). [1] The journal covers all topics pertaining to optics and photonics. Publishing formats are short and rapid ...

  9. Incandescent light bulb - Wikipedia

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    The first commercially successful light bulb filaments were made from carbonized paper or bamboo. Carbon filaments have a negative temperature coefficient of resistance—as they get hotter, their electrical resistance decreases. This made the lamp sensitive to fluctuations in the power supply, since a small increase of voltage would cause the ...