This Account describes the near-UV and visible luminescences emitted from crystalline, polycrystalline, and amorphous ices as a result of excitation by UV light. Vibrationally resolved, short-lived luminescence around 340 nm arises from excited O(2) formed by the reaction of two O atoms. Long-lived luminescence around 420 nm is tentatively assigned to a spin-forbidden (4)sigma(-) --> X(2)Pi transition of OH. This Account gives a history of the research into this little-known phenomenon, places it in the context of other spectroscopic studies of gaseous and solid water, and proposes future directions for the work.
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