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6B40.50 - Blackbody Radiation in Visible Spectrum

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​6B40.50 - Blackbody Radiation in Visible Spectrum

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Title6B40.50 - Blackbody Radiation in Visible Spectrum
Objective

To show how peak wavelength changes with temperature of a blackbody.​

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Assembly Instructions

Instructions
Set up telescope with the cover over the lens, removing the central circular piece from the cover. Attach the Ocean Optics spectrum analyzer to the telescope and open up the program on the computer. Place the variac & light bulb across the lecture hall from the telescope. Start with the variac low and view the spectrum. Then turn up the variac and watch the spectrum shift to a shorter wavelength. ​

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Category6 Optics
Subcategory6B - Photometry
Keywordstelescope, visible spectrum, ocean optics
Construction Information
 
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variac
1
light bulb - 750W, filament
1
telescope with finder scope - Orion 8"
1
tripod telescope Sky View Pro
1
laptop computer - Ocean Optics (Spectrum Analyzer Software)
1
spectrum analyzer - Ocean Optics/Red Tide analyzer
1