Continuous-spectrum radiation

Photo-Ionization of Aerosols Continuous-Spectrum Radiation... 

In 1817, Josef Fraunhofer (1787-1826) studied the spectrum of solar radiation, observing a continuous spectrum with numerous dark lines. Fraunhofer labeled the most prominent of the dark lines with letters. In 1859, Gustav Kirchhoff (1824-1887) showed that the D line in the solar spectrum was due to the absorption of solar radiation by sodium atoms. The wavelength of the sodium D line is 589 nm. What are the frequency and the wavenumber for this line ... 

In a synchrotron, electrons are accelerated to near relativistic velocities and constrained magnetically into circular paths. When a charged particle is accelerated, it emits radiation, and when the near-relativistic electrons are forced into curved paths they emit photons over a continuous spectrum. The general shape of the spectrum is shown in Fig. 2.4. For a synchrotron with an energy of several gigaelectronvolts and a radius of some tens of meters, the energy of the emitted photons near the maximum is of the order of 1 keV (i.e., ideal for XPS). As can be seen from the universal curve, plenty of usable intensity exists down into the UV region. With suitable mono-... 

Spectral Gamma Ray Log. This log makes use of a very efficient tool that records the individual response to the different radioactive minerals. These minerals include potassium-40 and the elements in the uranium family as well as those in the thorium family. The GR spectrum emitted by each element is made up of easily identifiable lines. As the result of the Compton effect, the counter records a continuous spectrum. The presence of potassium, uranium and thorium can be quantitatively evaluated only with the help of a computer that calculates in real time the amounts present. The counter consists of a crystal optically coupled to a photomultiplier. The radiation level is measured in several energy windows. 

If we pass white light through a vapor composed of the atoms of an element, we see its absorption spectrum, a series of dark lines on an otherwise continuous spectrum (Fig 1.11). The absorption lines have the same frequencies as the lines in the emission spectrum and suggest that an atom can absorb radiation only of those same frequencies. Absorption spectra are used by astronomers to identify elements in the outer layers of stars. 

To test the feasibility of obtaining submicron size patterns in the resist films, an exposure source was used which consisted of the X-ray continuous spectrum produced by synchrotron radiation from the 5 0 MeV storage ring of the University of Orsay (ACO) since synchrotron radiation had been shown previously (2.,8.) to be a suitable source for providing very high resolution due to the small divergence of the beam. The maximum output flux of ACO... 

Dispersing the radiation from the star into its component wavelengths reveals that the spectrum of a star is not the continuous spectrum of a black body but there are... 

The impacts of electrons against atoms produce two different kinds of radiation—the general, or continuous spectrum and the line spectra. 

There was a more significant problem, however. Rutherford s atomic model seemed to contradict the laws of nineteenth-century physics. According to these assumptions, an electron in motion around a central body must continuously give off radiation. Consequently, one should be able to observe a continuous spectrum (a rainbow ) of light energy as the electron gives off its radiation. 

In a laboratory generator, electrons are accelerated by a potential around 30 kV towards a solid target, where they are stopped by impact. The output contains the line spectmm superimposed upon a continuous spectrum. The line, or characteristic spectrum is characteristic of the element and is used in X-ray fluorescent analysis to identity the type and amount of an element present in a sample. The continuous radiation is also called the Bremsstrahlung, from the... 

In this chapter, the application of synchrotron radiation for X-ray topography is reviewed. The intensity and continuous spectrum of synchrotron radiation is particularly important but we see that the time stmcture and polarisation can also be exploited... 

It is seen from the above that the energy of the molecule in the excited state must be enough to provide for the energy of dissociation, the kinetic energy of the atoms relative to each other and for the energy which is radiated as continuous spectrum. That a similar process occurs in absorption has been shown by Dieke and Hopfield. The work of Witmer on the analysis of bands in the Lyman region gives as the heat of dissociation a value of 4.34 volts and that found by Dieke and Hopfield was 4.38 volts. 

Black-body radiation is the radiation emitted by a black-colored solid material, a so-called black body, that absorbs and also emits radiation of all wavelengths. A black body emits a continuous spectrum of radiation, the intensity of which is dependent on its wavelength and on the temperature of the black body. Though a black body is an idealized system, a real solid body that absorbs and emits radiation of aU wavelengths is similar to a black body. The radiation intensity of a black body, at... 

In complete equilibrium, the ratio of the population of an atomic or molecular species in an excited electronic state to the population in the groun d state is given by Boltzmann factor e — and the statistical weight term. Under these equilibrium conditions the process of electronic excitation by absorption of radiation will be in balance with electronic deactivation by emission of radiation, and collision activation will be balanced by collision deactivation excitation by chemical reaction will be balanced by the reverse reaction in which the electronically excited species supplies the excitation energy. However, this perfect equilibrium is attained only in a constant-temperature inclosure such as the ideal black-body furnace, and the radiation must then give -a continuous spectrum with unit emissivity. In practice we are more familiar with hot gases emitting dis-... 

An electrically heated filament, usually tungsten, emits electrons, which are accelerated by a high potential difference (20-50 kV) and allowed to strike a metal target or anode which is water cooled (Figure 2.1 (a)). The anode emits a continuous spectrum of white X-radiation but superimposed on this are sharp, intense X-ray... 

Emission spectrum Radiation from an atom in an excited state, usually displayed as radiant power vs. wavelength. Each atom or molecule has a unique spectrum. The spectra can be observed as narrow line emission (atomic emission spectra) or as quasi-continuous emissions (molecular emission spectra). A mercury plasma emits both line spectra and continuous spectra simultaneously. 

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