Emission of radiation resulting from a chemical reaction. The emitting species may
be a reaction product or a species excited by energy transfer from an excited reaction
product. The excitation may be electronic, vibrational or rotational; if the
luminescence occurs in the
infrared the expression
infrared chemiluminescence is used.
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 149
(A glossary of terms used in chemical kinetics, including reaction dynamics (IUPAC
Recommendations 1996))
on page 158
PAC, 1996, 68, 2223
(Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996))
on page 2232
PAC, 1984, 56, 231
(Nomenclature, symbols, units and their usage in spectrochemical analysis-Part VI:
molecular luminescence spectroscopy)
on page 234