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Ocean Optics Dragon User Manual

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Reference lines can be used to identify elements such as mercury in lamps.

Neon emission lines are closely packed in the yellow and red end of the spectrum. This is why traditional
neon signs have a warm red glow. Different gases produce different colors, so the blue shield is not neon.

Heating a banana in a hot Bunsen flame gives potassium doublet lines.