Ocean Optics Overture - Manual (Page 39)

Chapter 5 Applications
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Reflection of light from colored surfaces
The spectral emission of scattered light from surfaces shows how surface color depends on absorbed and
reflected light. Illuminate at 90 degrees to the surface and angle the probe at 45 degrees or vice versa.
Ionized gases and metal vapors
Spectrum tubes and lamps produce line spectra. The lines can be used with Planck’s constant to
investigate transition energies and show elementary Overture physics in action. Automotive HID lamps
give a Xenon line emission spectrum.