Solar spectroscopy¶
Students obtain digital Solar spectra through the whole visual region and use these to identify all strong lines and their species, together with undertaking a particular study of the violet resonance lines of ionized calcium to estimate the calcium abundance in the Sun.
Practicalities
| Taste | Rating |
|---|---|
| Electronics, signal processing, etc. | |
| Computation: simulation, analysis, etc. | |
| Dexterous experimentation |
The experiment takes place in the optics lab (Room 140, Physics building SB.AU.14, Sandy Bay)
Content¶
Last update:
April 28, 2022