ISSN:
1420-9071
Keywords:
Ultraweak photon emission
;
photocount statistics
;
coherence
;
biophoton
;
low-level biological chemiluminescence
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract The hypothesis that biophotons display a high degree of coherence was tested by measuring photocount statistics (PCS) of the ultraweak photon emission from three living organisms (cucumber seedling, mungbean seedling and soybean rhizobium bacteroids) with a high-sensitivity single-photon counter. For comparison, the same experiments were performed for laser beam, randomized laser beam, chemiluminescence from autoxidation of luminol and the dark counts of the equipment. Photocount distributions, close to Poissonian, were observed for the three tested biological systems but not for the pure chemiluminescence of luminol.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01923404
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