ast 1001 -- 25 october 2007 the nature of light (this topic is a little out of order; we’ll return...
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Ast 1001 -- 25 October 2007
The Nature of Light
(This topic is a little out of order; we’ll return to the Solar System later)
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ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES= “ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION”
JAMES CLERK MAXWELL, 1864:
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FREQUENCY = NUMBER OF WAVE CRESTS PER SECOND.
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FREQUENCY = NUMBER OF WAVE CRESTS PER SECOND.
IF A WAVE MOVES AT SPEED c , THEN
FREQUENCY = c / WAVELENGTH
or
WAVELENGTH = c / FREQUENCY.
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FREQUENCY = NUMBER OF WAVE CRESTS PER SECOND.
IF A WAVE MOVES AT SPEED c , THEN
FREQUENCY = c / WAVELENGTH
or
WAVELENGTH = c / FREQUENCY.
HIGH FREQUENCY MEANS
SHORT WAVELENGTH.
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THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM
GAMMA RAYS
X-RAYS
ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT ( UV )
VISIBLE LIGHT ( VIOLET TO RED )
INFRARED LIGHT ( IR )
MILLIMETER WAVES
RADIO ( INCLUDING MICROWAVES )
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1900—1905, MAX PLANCK AND ALBERT EINSTEIN:
LIGHT CAN BE REGARDED AS PARTICLES AS WELL AS WAVES.
“QUANTA”
“PHOTONS”
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1900—1905, MAX PLANCK AND ALBERT EINSTEIN:
LIGHT CAN BE REGARDED AS PARTICLES AS WELL AS WAVES.
ENERGY OF A PHOTON = h X FREQUENCY
-- where h is a universal quantity called “Planck’s constant”.
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HIGHER-ENERGY LOWER-ENERGY PHOTONS PHOTONS
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Mention how E.M. waves / radiation
affect matter, and vice-versa:
continuous electric waves,
vs.
sudden impacts
( see next slide )
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Next: SPECTRA
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Three concepts to remember ...
CONTINUOUS SPECTRUM
ABSORPTION LINES
EMISSION LINES
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SPECTRAL LINES DEPENDON THE CHEMICAL ELEMENT ( atoms or molecules )
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NEILS BOHR’S THEORY OF THE HYDROGEN ATOM
(1913)
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REAL ATOMS ARE MORE LIKE THIS: QUANTUM PHYSICS
“WAVE FUNCTIONS”.
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ATOMIC
ENERGY
LEVELS
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ENERGY
LEVELS
OF
HYDROGEN
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ATOMIC
ENERGY
LEVELS
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E.M. RADIATION EMITTED BY
OPAQUE SURFACES...
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HIGHER TEMPERATURE
implies
HIGHER AVERAGE PHOTON ENERGIES
implies
SHORTER WAVELENGTHS (“bluer”)
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HIGHER-ENERGY LOWER-ENERGY PHOTONS PHOTONS
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Some examples ...
“ROOM TEMPERATURE” (~ 300 °K): INFRARED.
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Some examples ...
“ROOM TEMPERATURE” (~ 300 °K): INFRARED.
3000—10000 °K: VISIBLE LIGHT.
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Some examples ...
“ROOM TEMPERATURE” (~ 300 °K): INFRARED.
3000—10000 °K: VISIBLE LIGHT.
40,000 °K: ULTRAVIOLET.
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Some examples ...
“ROOM TEMPERATURE” (~ 300 °K): INFRARED.
3000—10000 °K: VISIBLE LIGHT.
40,000 °K: ULTRAVIOLET.
10 million degrees: X-RAYS.
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Some examples ...
“ROOM TEMPERATURE” (~ 300 °K): INFRARED.
3000—10000 °K: VISIBLE LIGHT.
40,000 °K: ULTRAVIOLET.
10 million degrees: X-RAYS.
( Caution: These are the average wavelengths. )
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