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| Contributor: | Alan Cooper |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Atomic energy; Science; X-ray spectra |
| Production number: | FOUS331X |
| Available to public: | no |
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Science compilation for schools 5 : atomic energy levels, the origin of X-ray spectra
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The programme opens with a recreation of Rontgen' s original experiments in which h...e observed the effects of x-rays on a fluorescent screen. Stuart Freake appears on the scene and he gives an explanation of Rontgen's experimental set up. He then explains that almost 13 years later, X-rays were shown to be part of the electromagnetic spectrum, giving a boost to the newly emerging quantum theory. Graham Farmelo introduces us to the X-ray spectrum of molybdenum at various voltages and argues tha
