12-27-2009, 03:13 PM
Glow Jigs/Camera
The most common way of making an object glow in the dark is to use chemicals called phosphors to produce light. These kind of glow-in-the-dark objects need to be exposed to light, or charged, in order to glow. The light energizes the phosphors and excites their electrons. As the electrons lose this extra energy, they release it as a light of their own.
The bright, quick light provided from the camera flash excite the electrons quickly and cause them to "react" longer.
So to answer your question, it is the intensity of the light that will cause the jig to glow longer. Many anglers are using small flashlights, which take longer to "excite" the glow jig.
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The most common way of making an object glow in the dark is to use chemicals called phosphors to produce light. These kind of glow-in-the-dark objects need to be exposed to light, or charged, in order to glow. The light energizes the phosphors and excites their electrons. As the electrons lose this extra energy, they release it as a light of their own.
The bright, quick light provided from the camera flash excite the electrons quickly and cause them to "react" longer.
So to answer your question, it is the intensity of the light that will cause the jig to glow longer. Many anglers are using small flashlights, which take longer to "excite" the glow jig.
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