Laser Chemistry
Volume 2007 (2007), Article ID 36024, 5 pages
doi:10.1155/2007/36024
Research Article

Photostability of Uranine via Crossed-Beam Thermal Lens Technique

M. Zein El-Din,1 K. Elsayed,2 S. M. Al-Sherbini,1 and M. A. Harith1

1Department of Laser Applications in Metrology, Photochemistry, and Agriculture, National Institute of Laser Enhanced Sciences (NILES), Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt
2Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt

Received 2 October 2006; Revised 9 February 2007; Accepted 22 February 2007

Academic Editor: Savas Georgiou

Copyright © 2007 M. Zein El-Din et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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