Why does a green laser not illuminate a glow in the dark object?

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In class, we had a demonstration where we turned off the lights and shined a green laser, then blue laser, at a glow in the dark object. The blue electrons stuck and illuminated the object while the green did not have any impact. Why? 

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Explanation & Answer

Green lasers are far more powerful than blue, but don't illuminate glow-in-the-dark objects.

For further assistance reference: http://www.lightandmatter.com/html_books/7cp/ch07/ch07.html


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