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Principles of Fluorescence Spectroscopy

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PRINCIPLES OF FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY 421<br />

ly one can calculate D || and D ⊥ for ellipsoids <strong>of</strong> revolution.<br />

These relative values are given by<br />

D ||<br />

D<br />

3ρ(ρ S)<br />

2(ρ 2 1)<br />

D <br />

D 3ρ (2ρ2 1) S ρ<br />

2(ρ 4 1)<br />

(12.21)<br />

(12.22)<br />

where D = (6θ S ) –1 is the rotational diffusion coefficient <strong>of</strong> a<br />

sphere <strong>of</strong> equivalent volume, and ρ = a/b is the axial ratio.<br />

The value <strong>of</strong> ρ is >1 for a prolate ellipsoid and

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