luminescence quenching

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.L03644
Radiationless redistribution of excitation energy via interaction (electronic energy or charge transfer) between an emitting species and the quencher.
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)