[Photosensitized luminescence of singlet oxygen in aqueous solutions].

The photoluminescence of singlet oxygen has been observed in air saturated solutions of riboflavin in D2O and mixtures of D2O and H2O. The excitation spectrum coincides with the absorption spectrum of the pigment, the emission maximum lies at 1275 nm. In D2O the quantum yield is approximately 1,2 x 10(-7). H2O quenches the luminescence. Analysis of quenching has shown that the quantum yield in H2O is less than in D2O by the factor of 20.