title: Photon counting statistics analysis of biophotons from hands.
abstract: The photon counting statistics of biophotons emitted from hands is studied with a view to test its agreement with the Poisson distribution. The moments of observed probability up to seventh order have been evaluated. The moments of biophoton emission from hands are in good agreement while those of dark counts of photomultiplier tube show large deviations from the theoretical values of Poisson distribution. The present results are consistent with the conventional delta-value analysis of the second moment of probability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics Education, 25-301, Seoul National Univ., San 56-1, Shilimdong, Kwanakgu, Seoul, Korea. hhjung@kmc.snu.ac.kr
authors.forename: Hyun-Hee
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Won-Myung
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.forename: Joon-Mo
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Chunho
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Jonghan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Gilwon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Jong S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Kwang-Sup
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Soh
mesh_terms: D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D017785:Photons; D016012:Poisson Distribution; D011336:Probability