enhanced phosphorescence analysis

in luminescence spectroscopy
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.E02120
A use of luminescence quenching effects to enhance sensitivity. The strong depopulation of the fluorescing singlet excited state by external heavy atom perturbers can lead to a large population of the phosphorescing triplet excited state.
Source:
PAC, 1984, 56, 231. 'Nomenclature, symbols, units and their usage in spectrochemical analysis-Part VI: molecular luminescence spectroscopy' on page 235 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198456020231)