Spectrum Analysis

 
Visible Spectrum

3900 to 7600 Angstrom Units (1 x 10-8 cm)

Continuous Spectra are produced by incandescent solids, liquids, and gases
under high pressure.

 

Emission (Bright Line) Spectra

Mercury

Helium

Lithium

Thallium

Cadmium

Strontium

Barium

Calcium

Hydrogen

Sodium

 

Absorption Spectrum

Gases in Sun's Atmosphere (Principle Fraunhofer Lines)

Solar Spectrum

Receding Edge of Sun

Approaching Edge of Sun

 

Absorption Spectra of Solutions

Didymium Glass

Chlorophyll

Oxyhemoglobin