Different spectrometers used in the UV, Visible and Infrared resions of the spectrum
In an earlier post, a popular but fairly basic version of the smartphone spectroscope was introduced. This was constructed from a sheet of thin card. A 20 dollar offering, available […]
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Introduction Here’s an inexpensive way to use the camera sensor in your smartphone as a light detector for a spectroscope. With a sheet of folded card and a cheap diffraction
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Introduction In Part 1 of this article we looked at the development of the dispersive infrared (IR) spectrometer employing a grating monochromator and slits. And the details of some sample
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Introduction Quite a few articles on this site have looked at atomic and molecular spectra in the UV and Visible regions of the electromagnetic spectrum, in emission, absorption and even
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Introduction This post describes three simple demonstration spectrometers that the home experimenter can set up, with a minimum of optical elements, in order to get involved with examining spectra. These
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