A1 03 EM Radiation

Electromagnetic RadiationLACC §4.2, 4.3, 4.5

• Electromagnetic (EM) Radiation as a wave

• Electromagnetic (EM) Radiation as a particle

• Interactions between EM Radiation (e.g. light) and Matter

All we know about objects beyond our solar system comes (almost) solely from examining

the radiation (e.g. light) they emit.

1Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Electromagnetic Radiationis a wave

• EM radiation is pure energy (it has no mass)

• EM radiation results from the motion of charged objects

• EM radiation travels at the speed of light through a vacuum (and at lesser speeds through matter)

• EM radiation is completely described by its frequency, intensity, and direction of travel.


Waves: Diffraction

http://www.gcsescience.com/pwav37.htm

If the wavelength is of a similar size to a gap ...

then the wave will diffract as shown

below.

If the wavelength does not match the size of

the gap, then only a little diffraction will occur at the edge of the wave.






Waves: Interference

http://www.twow.net/ObjText/OtkCaLdQmB.htm




Waves: Interference

http://www1.union.edu/newmanj/lasers/Light%20as%20a%20Wave/light_as_a_wave.htm

The diffraction pattern of light observed on a distant screen when a He-Ne beam passes

through a single narrow slit;

The same when the beam passes through two identical closely

spaced slits.






EM Radiation as a Wave

http://www.bbemg.ulg.ac.be/UK/2Basis/freqlength.html

v = fλv = velocityf = frequencyλ = wavelength

Q: What is v for light?A: c, the speed of light = 3x108 m/s = 186,400 miles/s




E.g. Light

http://www.uark.edu/ua/pirelli/html/color_freq_wavelength.html




• atoms and molecules absorb and emit photons

• a photon is a single packet of EM energy

Electromagnetic Radiationis a particle


Atoms Emit Photons

http://www.astrosociety.org/education/publications/tnl/35/light3.html

E = hf

E = energyh = Plank’s constantf = frequency

h = 6.626x10-34 J•sThis makes Plank’s constant the smallest(?) constant in physics.




Atoms Absorb and Emit Individual Photons

http://steve.files.wordpress.com/2006/03/Absorption%20emission.jpg




The EM Spectrum

http://www.nhn.ou.edu/~jeffery/course/c_energy/energyl/lec001.html

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• Download site: Wikipedia: Image:EM spectrum.svg.




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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:EM_spectrum.svg




EM Radiation:Wave or Particle?

Waves

• interactions between waves results in interference patters

• radiate out from a source

• can bend around corners

• can bend around obstacles

Particles

• interactions between particles result in collisions

• are “shot” out in specific directions

• travel in straight lines

• are blocked by obstacles


Electromagnetic RadiationLACC §4.2, 4.3, 4.5

• Electromagnetic (EM) Radiation as a wave (v = fλ)

• Electromagnetic (EM) Radiation as a particle (i.e. photons, E=hf)

• Interactions between EM Radiation (e.g. light) and Matter: absorption/emission of EM radiation by atoms/molecules

All we know about objects beyond our solar system comes (almost) solely from examining

the radiation (e.g. light) they emit.


SpectroscopyLACC §4.2, 4.3, 4.5

• Thermal Spectra: Wien’s Law, Stefan-Boltaman Law

• Types of Spectra: there are 3 types of spectra

• Spectroscopy: what can it tell us?

All we know about objects beyond our solar system comes (almost) solely from examining the

electromagnetic radiation (e.g. light) they emit.


Thermal Radiation

http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/bmendez/ay10/2002/notes/pics/bt2lf0612_a.jpg

http://astro.unl.edu/classaction/animations/light/meltednail.htmlBlackbody Curves or Melting

http://astro.unl.edu/classaction/animations/light/bbexplorer.htmlBlackbody Curves (NAAP)






http://astro.unl.edu/classaction/animations/light/meltednail.html

http://astro.unl.edu/classaction/animations/light/meltednail.html

http://astro.unl.edu/classaction/animations/light/bbexplorer.html

http://astro.unl.edu/classaction/animations/light/bbexplorer.html

Thermal Radiation

http://feps.as.arizona.edu/outreach/bbwein.html

T = Temperatureλ = peak wavelength

Wein’s law




Thermal Radiation

http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr162/lect/light/radiation.html

F = σT4

F = energy fluxσ = Stefan-Boltzmann

constantT = temperature

Stefan-Boltzmann law


http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr162/lect/light/

http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr162/lect/light/

Types of Observed Spectra

http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/courses/astro101/lectures/images/lec07_04.jpg

http://astro.unl.edu/classaction/animations/light/threeviewsspectra.htmlThree Views Spectrum Demonstrator




http://astro.unl.edu/classaction/animations/light/threeviewsspectra.html

http://astro.unl.edu/classaction/animations/light/threeviewsspectra.html

Atomic Energy Levelsof Hydrogen

http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/H/

hydrogen_spectrum.html

http://astro.unl.edu/classaction/animations/light/hydrogenatom.htmlBlackbody Curves (NAAP)Hydrogen Atom Simulator (NAAP)


http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/H/hydrogen_spectrum.html






http://astro.unl.edu/classaction/animations/light/hydrogenatom.html

http://astro.unl.edu/classaction/animations/light/hydrogenatom.html

EM Rad. & Space--Our Sun

http://www.weasner.com/etx/guests/2004/guests_spectra.html




http://mais-ccd-spectroscopy.com/Planetary%20Nebula.htm

EM Rad. & Space--Orion N.




EM Rad. & Space--M.W.


Images vs. Spectra

Which is better, the image of an astronomical object, or the spectrum of an astronomical object?

What about photometry?


SpectroscopyLACC §4.2, 4.3, 4.5

• Types of Spectra: Continuous, Emission Line, Absorption Line

• Thermal (or Blackbody) Spectra: Wien’s Law (Temperature), Stefan-Boltaman Law (Power)

• Spectroscopy: Temperature, Composition, Doppler Shift, Density

All we know about objects beyond our solar system comes (almost) solely from examining the

electromagnetic radiation (e.g. light) they emit.


LACC HW: Franknoi, Morrison, and Wolff, Voyages Through the Universe,

3rd ed.

• Ch. 4, pp. 106-107: 23, 24.

• Ch 5: Tutorial Quizzes accessible from: http://www.brookscole.com/cgi-brookscole/course_products_bc.pl?fid=M20b&product_isbn_issn=9780495017899&discipline_number=19

Due at the beginning of next class period.


http://www.brookscole.com/cgi-brookscole/course_products_bc.pl?fid=M20b&product_isbn_issn=9780495017899&discipline_number=19






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