Fluorescence Spectra

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November 2019

Science SPORE Prize
November 2011

The Open Source Physics Project is supported by NSF DUE-0442581.

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Fluorescence Spectra

written by Douglas Brown

This experiment uses the Tracker video analysis and modeling tool to explore the phenomenon of fluorescence and its application in fluorescent lamps. For each of five different visible spectra, students (a) observe the spectrum directly, (b) measure its brightness versus wavelength in Tracker, and (c) answer both qualitative and quantitative questions about it. The spectra include a fluorescent dye with laser and UV illumination, a mercury lamp and two fluorescent lamps, all with red and green laser spots added for easy calibration. For more information, see the AAPT presentation.

The zip file includes the lab instructions, spectrum images and Tracker data files.

This requires Tracker version 4.62 or higher. Tracker installers are available for Windows, Mac and Linux from ComPADRE or the Tracker web site (http://www.cabrillo.edu/~dbrown/tracker/).

Please note that this resource requires at least version 1.5 of Java (JRE).

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Last Modified: June 5, 2012

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Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Optics - Color - Interference = Gratings - Modern Optics Quantum Physics - General	- Lower Undergraduate - High School - Upper Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Laboratory

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Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 2012 Douglas Brown
No restrictions if used for non-commercial purposes.
Type:: Zip file
Keywords:: fluorescent lamp, gas, phosphor, spectral line, spectrum
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created January 17, 2012 by Douglas Brown
Record Updated:: June 5, 2012 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: January 17, 2012

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