Va. Perfilev et al., LUMINESCENCE OF U(IV) PHOSPHORIC-ACID COMPLEXES ON EXCITATION OF THE 5F 6D ABSORPTION-BAND, Soviet radiochemistry, 33(2), 1991, pp. 133-136
Irradiation of solutions and solid samples of U(IV)-phosphoric-acid co
mplexes with light of energy corresponding to the 5f-6d-electronic tra
nsition produces luminescence of U in the UV region with a lifetime <
10(-6) sec and quantum yield 0.015 +/- 0.003. Use of deuterated phosph
oric acid increases the quantum yield by four times (0.060 +/- 0.005).
The luminescence intensity is proportional to [U] from 4.10(-6) to 1.
10(-3) M (in logarithmic coordinates).