title: Ultra-weak photon emission from human hand: influence of temperature and oxygen concentration on emission.
abstract: We have studied ultra-weak photon emission (UPE) from living organisms. We report here some features of the UPE from human hand by means of photon counting techniques. The intensity of the UPE depended on the position of human hand; nail>finger>palm. As the temperature declined, the intensity of the UPE from the palm decreased. Further, as oxygen concentration around the palm was lowered, the intensity of the UPE from the palm decreased. These results show the UPE from the palm partly contains emissions based on oxidation reaction on skin surface as a potential. When we used mineral oil between the photomultiplier tube and the palm, the intensity of the UPE increased twice as much, which indicates the UPE from the inside of the skin certainly exists. The fact may be explained by refractive index matching. As mentioned above, we considered the generation mechanism of photons emitted from the human hand.
authors.affiliation: Electron Tube Division, Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Toyooka, Japan.
authors.forename: Kimitsugu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Mitsuo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hiramatsu
mesh_terms: D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism*; D017785:Photons; D012867:Skin / Q000378:metabolism; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen