Matt's Balmer Series Notebook
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Safety
- The tubes are made of glass, and they should be handled with care.
- Glass tubes can get hot after even minimal use. Use caution when handling immediately after use.
Equipment
- Spectrometer - Adam Hilger; London, England; Serial: 12610
- Spectrum Tube Power Supply - Model: SP200 (5000V;10mA; Electro-Technic Products)
- Mercury Tube
- Hydrogen Tube
- Deuterium Tube
Set Up
- Place spectrometer and lamp on a sturdy, flat surface.
- Elevate the lamp to the point where the thinner part of the glass tube (while placed in the lamp) is level with the eye sight of the spectrometer. We used a stack of books.
- Fiddle with spectrometer until you obtain desirable cross hair position and general slit width.
- Note: A thinner slit yields more accurate results, but sacrifices visibility.
Procedure
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