How does the spectrometer work?

A spectrometer is an instrument used to measure and record light waves over a part of the electromagnetic spectrum (line spectra). It deter...

What is a wave? A wave is a disturbance that travels from one location to another, transporting energy from one place to another as indivi...

Basically, a spectrometer takes in light, separates it into its spectral components, digitizes the signal as a function of wavelength, read...

Slit The slit of the spectrometer determines the angle and amount of light that enters the optical bench. Without the slit, the position o...

A spectrometer measure properties of light (i.e. its wavelength) over a specific portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. According to Beer...

How to make a simple spectrometer: Instructions (Make Your Own Spectrometer):  http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_games/spectra/mak...

When the spectrometer splits white light into its colors, the spectrum of all colors of the rainbow is recorded on the photographic plate. T...