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Emission Spectra
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Continuum Spectra•A Continuum Spectrum:
Light emitted across a continuous range of wavelengths.
•A thermal spectrum is a continuum spectrum.
But what are these?
The Sun
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A Spectrum
• A spectrum = the amount of light given off by an object at a range of wavelengths.
Emission lines Absorption linesContinuum
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Electromagnetic Spectrum
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Bright Line Spectra
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Spectra of several elements
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Absorption• Dark hydrogen absorption lines appear against a
continuous visual spectrum, the light in the spectrum absorbed by intervening hydrogen atoms
From "Astronomy! A Brief Edition," J. B. Kaler, Addison-Wesley, 1997.
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Colors of various gases
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Argon
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Helium
580
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Hydrogen420 650
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Krypton
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Neon460 735
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Xenon
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Spectral Line Formation• Electrons have
different energy levels, like floors in a building.
• Lowest is called the Ground State.
• Higher states are Excited States.
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Changing Levels• If you add the RIGHT amount of energy to an atom, the
electron will jump up energy floors.• If the electron drops down energy floors, the atom gives up the
same amount energy.• LIGHT IS ENERGY: E = hc/• The different energy levels of atoms determine the color of the
gas.
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Multiple elements• Gases, stars, planets made up of MANY elements have
spectra which include ALL of the component spectral lines.
• It’s the scientist’s job to figure out which lines belong to which element.
• This is how we find out what a star is composed of.
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To Sum Up…To Sum Up…
• EVERY element has a SPECIAL set of lines, like an atom’s fingerprint.
• Observe the lines and you identify the component elements.
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Ben Zalewski Jan. 2007