Solar Spectrum wavelength in Å Joseph von Fraunhofer, 1814
Radiation from hot objects
Emission Spectra Emission spectrum of Hydrogen
Emission Spectra Emission spectrum of Hydrogen Emission spectrum of Iron
Kirchhoff’s Three Laws of Spectroscopy: Light from a hot solid object has a continuous spectrum with no dark lines The same light, passed through a cool gas has the same spectrum, but with certain wavelengths missing dark lines (absorption spectrum) Light emitted by a hot gas bright lines superimposed on an otherwise black background emission spectrum UV IR