P3-52: RESONANCE RADIATION
- ID Code: p3-52
- Purpose: Show resonance radiation of iodine.
- Description: A glass sphere containing iodine vapor is illuminated by a bright point source, and characteristic radiation can be seen as scattered light. The light scattered (absorbed and re-emitted) by the iodine vapor is desaturated yellow-green, and the light passing through the sphere is a desaturated pink, the complementary color.
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- References: http://lecdem.physics.umd.edu/images/refs/refsp.htm#P3-52