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Page 1: 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)

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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