College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
5N30.60 - Ultraviolet Spectrum
Place the sheeting on the table and turn out the lights. Use the micro lights and determine which colors or wavelengths of light activate the sheet the best. You may also use the small or large black lights to activate the whole sheet if desired.
This demonstration is also used to show the ultraviolet part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
- Yi Jinn Lillian Chen, Jing-Yuan Ko, Shuo Hong Wang, Jiann-Shing Lih, Tzu-Chun Chen, Jeng-Fung Hung, "Ultraviolet and Infrared Light Blocked by Glass? Verifying Through Simple Experiments, "TPT, Vol. 62, #4, April 2024, p. 299.
- James Lincoln, "On the Myth of Red Hot and Blue Cold: A Scientific History", TPT, Vol. 60, #6, Sept. 2022, p. 522.
- James Lincoln and Andrew Davidhazy, "Ultraviolet Photography and Insect Vision", TPT, Vol. 57, #3, Mar. 2019, p. 204.
- Dan MacIsaac, "UV Camera Physics YouTube Videos", TPT, Vol. 56, #6, Sept. 2018, p. 414.
- Harvey S. Leff, "More People Should Know Physics Rudiments", TPT, Vol. 53, #4, Apr. 2015, p. 197.
- R. H. Hardie, E. A. Jones, J. H. Hamilton, and M. C. Hamilton, "Demonstration of Far Ultraviolet Spectral Lines Part II", TPT, Vol. 9, #9, Dec. 1981, p. 618.
- M. C. Hamilton and J. H. Hamilton, "Demonstration of Far Ultraviolet Spectral Lines Part I", TPT, Vol. 19, #7, Oct. 1981, p. 483.
- Borislaw Bilash II and David Maiullo, "There's More Than Meets the Eye", A Demo A Day, p. 316.
- Curt Suplee, "Managing Light for Fun and Profit", Everyday Science Explained, National Geographic, p. 104.
- W. Bolton, "UltraViolet Radiation", Book 2 - Waves and Particles, Physics Experiments and Projects, 1968, p. 52.
- W. Bolton, "Distribution of Energy In a Continuous Spectrum", Book 2 - Waves and Particles, Physics Experiments and Projects, 1968, p. 50 - 51.
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