Physics307L F09:People/Gleicher/Notebook/071001

Balmer Series
--Erron C. Gleicher 16:44, 1 October 2007 (EDT)

Setting up apparatus: To begin with I adjusted the ocular to get the image of the crosshairs into focus. The instructions in the lab manual say to adjust the focus of the telescope until the slit in the apparatus becomes visible, but this was difficult as I could not actually find an image of the slit at all.

--Erron C. Gleicher 16:44, 1 October 2007 (EDT)

Calibration of the Spectrometer:

To calibrate the instrument I noted the locations on the dial of the lines corresponding to Mercury.

Violet - 436 nm, 435 nm, 434.6 nm Green - 545 nm ,544.6 nm, 544 nm Yellow - 577.1 nm, 576.1 nm, 570 nm Cannot see red

--Erron C. Gleicher 16:44, 1 October 2007 (EDT) Hydrogen Spectrum: These lines were found while observing Hydrogen spectra- red - 656.1 nm, 656.8 nm, 657 nm blue - 485.6 nm, 487 nm, 486.1 nm violet - 433.6 nm, 431.8 nm, 434 nm violet - 409.9 nm, 411.2 nm, 410.5 nm

--Erron C. Gleicher 16:44, 1 October 2007 (EDT) Deuterium spectrum: red - 655 nm, 656.1 nm, 657 nm blue - 485 nm, 484.8 nm, 486 nm violet - 433.2 nm, 433.8 nm, 434.5 nm violet - 409.5 nm, 410.2 nm, 413 nm

Was unable to find Na [[Media:Balmer series.xls]]