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Feb 2020: Marked some bulbs as contaminated, but keep at least one to show what contamination looks like
 
Feb 2020: Marked some bulbs as contaminated, but keep at least one to show what contamination looks like
  
Jan 2021: New sodium bulb purchased. Requires some time (~ 1 min) to heat up to see all lines
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Jan 2021: New sodium bulb purchased. Dr. Yi notes that it requires some time (~ 1 min) to heat up to see all lines, since it is in solid state at room temperature.
  
 
Feb 2021: Already see some blackened areas on inside of new sodium bulb, some faint contamination seen on spectrum
 
Feb 2021: Already see some blackened areas on inside of new sodium bulb, some faint contamination seen on spectrum

Revision as of 22:16, 9 February 2021

Measuring the Balmer Series

Instructions PDF

Background Reading

History

Feb 2020: Marked some bulbs as contaminated, but keep at least one to show what contamination looks like

Jan 2021: New sodium bulb purchased. Dr. Yi notes that it requires some time (~ 1 min) to heat up to see all lines, since it is in solid state at room temperature.

Feb 2021: Already see some blackened areas on inside of new sodium bulb, some faint contamination seen on spectrum