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Virtual Spectroscope
Freeman S. Deutsch
Paul Antonucci
Philip M. Sadler
Mary Dussault
M. G. Wood
-Harvard-Smithsonian Center
for Astrophysics
Have you ever wondered how astronomers accomplish the seemingly impossible task of analyzing star composition? By using a spectroscope, scientist can read the absorption and emission patterns of different substances in a star's light spectrum and determine its make-up. Of course the principles of spectral analyses aren't always so cleat to beginning students, so Virtual Spectroscope offers a new approach to studying spectra and spectral intensity graphs.
The program generates a visual representation, or "spectroscope view," of a spectrum simultaneously with a graphical representation showing the spectral intensity vs. wavelength. Students can input data and draw or redraw spectral intensity graphs. The corresponding spectroscope view instantly changes to mirror their variables. This immediate feedback gives students a Kinesthetic connection between making the graph and viewing the spectrum being represented.
Students can hide a spectrum's reference graph and then manipulate their own graphs to predict the intensities of different wavelengths, or they can compare their spectra with a built-in reference of common spectral lines. By using response curves, they can investigate how human receptors, bee receptors, and electronic sensors detect various wavelengths of red, green, blue, and UV light.
A robust user's manual provides an excellent overview of the science of spectroscopy that encourages in-depth investigation. Sample data files give students a starting point for exploring the spectra of common elements and light sources, including filters, gases, and lamps. A handy import feature allows users to probe deeper by examining data collected with a spectrophotometer and other optic instruments.
Virtual Spectroscope banishes boring, static examples and offers a colorful, visual explanation that enhances the study of spectra in astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth science, physics, and physical sciences.
System Requirements:
Windows
Your computer system and hardware configuration should be any PC computer running Windows 95/NT 4.0 or higher with
the following features:
- 486 or Pentium processor
- 4-8 MB of RAM (recommended)
- 1.5 MB free space on hard disk
Your computer system and hardware configuration version should include the following features:
- System 7.6 or higher
- 3 MB free RAM minimum
- 640 x 480 monitor, 16 bit color preferred
- 1.5 MB free space on hard disk
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- Windows
ISBN 1-928550-14-2- Macintosh
ISBN 1-928550-15-0
- Windows
| Single copy | $100.00 |
| High School Site License | $250.00 |
| 10-copy lab pack | $400.00 |
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