Although the observation of optical spectra is common practice in physics
classes, students are usually limited to a passive, qualitative observation of
nice colours. This article discusses a diffraction-based spectrometer that
allows students to take quantitative measurements of spectral bands. Students
can build it within minutes from generic low-cost materials. The spectrometer's
simple, didactic design allows students to fully comprehend the underlying
physical concepts and to engage in a discussion on measurement errors and
uncertainties.
Description
The true colours of white light: hands-on optical spectrometry
%0 Journal Article
%1 fischer2012colours
%A Fischer, Robert
%D 2012
%K arxiv ed-ph optics spectrometer
%T The true colours of white light: hands-on optical spectrometry
%U http://arxiv.org/abs/1204.6072
%X Although the observation of optical spectra is common practice in physics
classes, students are usually limited to a passive, qualitative observation of
nice colours. This article discusses a diffraction-based spectrometer that
allows students to take quantitative measurements of spectral bands. Students
can build it within minutes from generic low-cost materials. The spectrometer's
simple, didactic design allows students to fully comprehend the underlying
physical concepts and to engage in a discussion on measurement errors and
uncertainties.
@article{fischer2012colours,
abstract = {Although the observation of optical spectra is common practice in physics
classes, students are usually limited to a passive, qualitative observation of
nice colours. This article discusses a diffraction-based spectrometer that
allows students to take quantitative measurements of spectral bands. Students
can build it within minutes from generic low-cost materials. The spectrometer's
simple, didactic design allows students to fully comprehend the underlying
physical concepts and to engage in a discussion on measurement errors and
uncertainties.},
added-at = {2012-04-30T07:38:37.000+0200},
author = {Fischer, Robert},
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description = {The true colours of white light: hands-on optical spectrometry},
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keywords = {arxiv ed-ph optics spectrometer},
note = {cite arxiv:1204.6072},
timestamp = {2012-12-19T11:36:37.000+0100},
title = {The true colours of white light: hands-on optical spectrometry},
url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/1204.6072},
year = 2012
}