PASCO SP-9268A User Manual

Instruction Manual and Experiment Guide
STUDENT
SPECTROMETER
012-02135F
10/03
Copyright © January 1991 $7.50
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T ab le of Contents
Section Page
Equipment Return .............................................................................................ii
Introduction ......................................................................................................1
Equipment ........................................................................................................2
Equipment Setup...............................................................................................3
Measuring Angles of Diffraction ....................................................................... 4
Using the Diffraction Grating ............................................................................5
Using the Prism.................................................................................................6
Maintenance .....................................................................................................8
Appendix: Using the Gaussian Eyepiece ...........................................................9
Technical Support ..................................................................................... back cover
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Introduction
In principle, a spectrometer is the simplest of scientific instruments. Bend a beam of light with a prism or dif­fraction grating. If the beam is composed of more than one color of light, a spectrum is formed, since the vari­ous colors are refracted or diffracted to different angles. Carefully measure the angle to which each color of light is bent. The result is a spectral "fingerprint," which car­ries a wealth of information about the substance from which the light emanates.
In most cases, substances must be hot if they are to emit light. But a spectrometer can also be used to investigate cold substances. Pass white light, which contains all the colors of the visible spectrum, through a cool gas. The result is an absorption spectrum. All the colors of the vis­ible spectrum are seen, except for certain colors that are absorbed by the gas.
The importance of the spectrometer as a scientific instru­ment is based on a simple but crucial fact. Light is emit­ted or absorbed when an electron changes its orbit within an individual atom. Because of this, the spectrometer is a powerful tool for investigating the structure of atoms. It's also a powerful tool for determining which atoms are present in a substance. Chemists use it to determine the constituents of molecules, and astronomers use it to de­termine the constituents of stars that are millions of light years away.
In its simplest form, a spectrometer is nothing more than a prism and a protractor. However, because of the need for very sensitive detection and precise measurement, a real spectrometer is a bit more complicated. As shown in Figure 1, a spectrometer consists of three basic compo­nents; a collimator, a diffracting element, and a tele­scope.
The light to be analyzed enters the collimator through a narrow slit positioned at the focal point of the collimator lens. The light leaving the collimator is therefore a thin, parallel beam, which ensures that all the light from the slit strikes the diffracting element at the same angle of incidence. This is necessary if a sharp image is to be formed.
The diffracting element bends the beam of light. If the beam is composed of many different colors, each color is diffracted to a different angle.
The telescope can be rotated to collect the diffracted light at very precisely measured angles. With the tele­scope focused at infinity and positioned at an angle to collect the light of a particular color, a precise image of the collimator slit can be seen. For example, when the telescope is at one angle of rotation, the viewer might see a red image of the slit, at another angle a green im­age, and so on. By rotating the telescope, the slit images corresponding to each constituent color can be viewed and the angle of diffraction for each image can be mea­sured. If the characteristics of the diffracting element are known, these measured angles can be used to determine the wavelengths that are present in the light.
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COLLIMATOR
SLIT
LIGHT
RED LIGHT
COLLIMATOR
PARALLEL BEAM
Figure 1 Spectrometer Diagram
DIFFRACTION GRATING
1
GREEN LIGHT
(OR PRISM)
TELESCOPE
ANGLE OF DIFFRACTION
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Equipment
The PASCO scientific Model SP-9268A Student Spec­trometer provides precise spectroscopic measurements using either a prism or a diffraction grating as the dif­fracting element. The spectrometer includes the follow­ing equipment (see Fig 2).
Collimator and Telescope
Both the collimator and the telescope have 178 mm fo­cal length, achromatic objectives, and clear apertures with 32 mm diameters. The telescope has a 15X Ramsden eyepiece with a glass, cross-hair graticule. The collimator is fitted with a 6 mm long slit of adjustable width. Both the collimator and the telescope can be lev­eled. They can also be realigned (though this is rarely necessary) so that their optical axes are square to the axis of rotation.
Rotating Bases
The telescope and the spectrometer table are mounted on independently rotating bases. Vernier scales provide measurements of the relative positions of these bases to within one minute of arc. The rotation of each base is controlled with a lock-screw and fine adjust knob. With the lock-screw released, the base is easily rotated by hand. With the lock-screw tight, the fine adjust knob can be used for more precise positioning.
Diffraction grating and
Mounting clamp
Slit plate
Collimator
Spectrometer table
Spectrometer Table
The spectrometer table is fixed to its rotating base with a thumbscrew, so table height is adjustable. Three level­ing screws on the underside of the table are used to ad­just the optical alignment. (The table must be level with respect to the optical axes of the collimator and tele­scope if the diffracting element is to retain its alignment for all positions of the telescope.) Thumbscrews are used to attach the prism clamp and the grating mount to the table, and reference lines are etched in the table for easy alignment.
Accessories
Accessories for the spectrometer include a dense flint prism and two mounting clamps; a 300 line/mm diffrac­tion grating and mounting clamp; two thumbscrews for attaching the mounting clamps to the spectrometer table; a magnifying glass for reading the vernier; three Allen keys for leveling the telescope and collimator; and a pol­ished hardwood case.
NOTE: A 600 line/mm diffraction grating is avail­able from PASCO as an optional accessory.
Optional Equipment: Gaussian Eyepiece
The Gaussian eyepiece (SP-9285) is an optional compo­nent that simplifies the task of focusing and aligning the spectrometer and aligning the diffraction grating. Its use is described in the Appendix.
Slit width
adjust screw
Spectrometer
table base
Telescope
for reading Vernier
Focus knob
base
Magnifying glass
Table rotation:
Lock screw
Fine adjust knob
Focus knob
Eyepiece
Graticule lock
ring
Telescope
Telescope rotation:
Fine adjust knob
Vernier scale
Lock screw
Prism and
Mounting clamp
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Equipment Setup
NOTE: If you are using the optional Gaussian Eyepiece (SP-9285), equipment setup is somewhat simpler than described below. See the Appendix for instructions.
Leveling the Spectrometer
For accurate results, the diffracting element must be properly aligned with the optical axes of the telescope and collimator. This requires that both the spectrometer and the spectrometer table be level.
1. Place the spectrometer on a flat surface. If necessary
use paper or 3 X 5 cards to shim beneath the wood base until the fixed-base of the spectrometer is level.
2. Level the spectrometer table by adjusting the three
thumbscrews on the underside of the table.
Focusing the Spectrometer
1. While looking through the telescope, slide the eye-
piece in and out until the cross-hairs come into sharp focus. Loosen the graticule lock ring, and rotate the graticule until one of the cross-hairs is vertical. Re­tighten the lock ring and then refocus if necessary.
2. Focus the telescope at infinity. This is best accom-
plished by focusing on a distant object (e.g.; out the window).
3. Check that the collimator slit is partially open (use
the slit width adjust screw).
5. Looking through the telescope, adjust the focus of
the collimator and, if necessary, the rotation of the telescope until the slit comes into sharp focus. Do not
change the focus of the telescope.
6. Tighten the telescope rotation lock-screw, then use
the fine adjust knob to align the vertical line of the graticule with the fixed edge of the slit. If the slit is not vertical, loosen the slit lock ring, realign the slit, and retighten the lock ring. Adjust the slit width for a clear, bright image. Measurements of the diffraction angle are always made with the graticule line aligned along the fixed edge of the slit, so a very narrow slit is not necessarily advantageous.
NOTE: When the telescope and collimator are properly aligned and focused, the slit should be sharply focused in the center of the field of view of the telescope, and one cross-hair should be perpen­dicular and aligned with the fixed edge of the slit. If proper alignment cannot be achieved with the adjustments just described, you will need to re­align the spectrometer as follows.
Realigning the Spectrometer
Under normal circumstances, the spectrometer will main­tain its alignment indefinitely. However, if the spectrom­eter can not be properly focused, as described above, it may be necessary to adjust the optical axes of the colli­mator and telescope, as follows:
4. Align the telescope directly opposite the collimator
as shown in Figure 3.
TELESCOPE
Figure 3 Align the Telescope directly opposite
the Collimator
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COLLIMATOR
1. The telescope and collimator pivot about a fulcrum
on their respective mounting pillars (See Fig 4). Use the aluminum rod provided with the accessory equip­ment to adjust the leveling screws. Loosen one as the other is tightened until the unit is level and secure.
FULCRUM
LEVELING SCREWS
MOUNTING PILLAR
Figure 4 Leveling the Telescope and Collimator
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2. The mounting pillars of the telescope and collimator
can be rotated by using an Allen wrench to loosen the screws that attach the pillars to their respective bases. To loosen the screw for the collimator, the spec­trometer must be removed from the wood base.
Measuring Angles of Diffraction
When analyzing a light source, angles of diffraction are measured using the vernier scales. However, the scales only measure the relative rotational positions of the tele­scope and the spectrometer table base. Therefore, before making a measurement, it's important to establish a ver­nier reading for the undeflected beam. All angles of dif­fraction are then made with respect to that initial reading (see Fig 5).
To obtain a vernier reading for the undeflected beam, first align the vertical cross-hair with the fixed edge of the slit image for the undeflected beam. Then read the
θθ
vernier scale. This is the zero point reading (
=
VERNIER READING FOR
q
DIFFRACTED BEAM
ANGLE OF DIFFRACTION
=
q
q
0
=
q
VERNIER
0
READING FOR UNDIFFRACTED BEAM
VERNIER SCALES
).
θ
θθ
0
LIGHT SOURCE
3. To be sure both optical units are square to the axis of rotation, follow the focusing procedure described above, adjusting the mounting pillars as necessary so the slit image is well centered in the viewing field of the telescope.
Reading the Vernier Scales
To read the angle, first find where the zero point of the vernier scale aligns with the degree plate and record the value. If the zero point is between two lines, use the smaller value. In Fig­ure 6, below, the zero point on the vernier scale is between the 155 ° and 155 ° 30' marks on the degree plate, so the recorded value is 155 °.
Now use the magnifying glass to find the line on the ver­nier scale that aligns most closely with any line on the degree scale. In the figure, this is the line corresponding to a measurement of 15 minutes of arc. Add this value to the reading recorded above to get the correct measure­ment to within 1 minute of arc: that is, 155 ° + 15' = 155 ° 15'.
Figure 5 Measuring an Angle of Diffraction
Now rotate the telescope to align the vertical cross-hair with the fixed edge of a deflected image. Read the ver­nier scale again. If this second reading is
θθ
θθ
tual angle of diffraction is
. If the table base is ro-
θ –
θ
θθ
θθ
0
θθ
θ, then the ac-
θθ
tated for some reason, the zero point changes, and must be remeasured.
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Figure 6 Reading the Vernier Scales
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155° + 15' = 155° 15'
0
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155° (on the degree scale)15' (on the vernier scale)
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Using the Diffraction Grating
IMPORTANT: The Diffraction Grating is a deli­cate component. Be careful not to scratch the sur­face and always replace it in the protective foam wrapping when it is not being used.
Aligning the Grating
To accurately calculate wavelengths on the basis of dif­fraction angles, the grating must be perpendicular to the beam of light from the collimator.
1. Align and focus the spectrometer as described earlier. The telescope must be directly opposite the collima­tor with the slit in sharp focus and aligned with the vertical cross-hair.
TABLE ROTATION
SPECTROMETER TABLE
LOCK-SCREW
GRATING AND MOUNT
LOCK-SCREW
SPECTROMETER
TABLE BASE
ª 1 cm
LIGHT SOURCE
5. Place a light source (preferably one with a discrete spectrum, such as a mercury or sodium lamp) ap­proximately one centimeter from the slit. Adjust the slit width so the slit image is bright and sharp. If nec­essary, adjust the height of the spectrometer table so the slit image is centered in the field of view of the telescope.
IMPORTANT: Stray light can obscure the im­ages. Use the spectrometer in a semi-darkened room or drape a sheet of opaque material over the spectrometer.
TABLE ROTATI ON FIN E
ANGLE OF
DIFFRACTION
ZERO
DIFFRACTION
ANGLE OF
DIFFRACTION
ADJUST KNOB
VERTICAL CROSS-HAIR
SLIT IMAGE
ª 1 cm
LIGHT SOURCE
30
10
20
10
0
0
VERNIER
SCALES
0
180
10
20
190
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Figure 7
Perform steps 2-5 with reference to Figure 7.
2. Loosen the spectrometer table lock-screw. Align the engraved line on the spectrometer table so that it is, as nearly as possible, colinear with the optical axes of the telescope and the collimator. Tighten the lock­screw.
3. Using the thumbscrews, attach the grating mount so it is perpendicular to the engraved lines.
4. Insert the diffraction grating into the clips of the mount. To check the orientation of the grating, look through the grating at a light source and notice how the grating disperses the light into its various color components. When placed in the grating mount, the grating should spread the colors of the incident light horizontally, so rotation of the telescope will allow you to see the different colored images of the slit.
VIEW THROUGH
TELESCOPE
Figure 8
Perform steps 6-9 with reference to Figure 8.
6. Rotate the telescope to find a bright slit image. Align the vertical cross-hair with the fixed edge of the im­age and carefully measure the angle of diffraction. (See the previous section, Measuring Angles of Dif- fraction.)
7. The diffraction grating diffracts the incident light into identical spectra on either side of the line of the un­diffracted beam. Rotate the telescope back, past the zero diffraction angle, to find the corresponding slit image. Measure the angle of diffraction for this im­age.
8. If the grating is perfectly aligned, the diffraction angles for corresponding slit images will be identical. If not, use the table rotation fine adjust knob to com­pensate for the difference (i.e.; to align the grating perpendicular to the collimator beam so the two angles will be equal).
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sin
n =
{ }
A+D
2
sin
A 2
9. Repeat steps 6-8 until the angles for the correspond­ing slit images are the same to within one minute of arc.
Making the Reading
Once the grating is aligned, do not rotate the rotating table or its base again. Diffraction angles are measured as described in the previous section, Measuring Angles of Diffraction. (Since the vernier scales were moved when the spectrometer table was adjusted, the point of zero diffraction must be remeasured).
Using the Prism
Advantages and Disadvantages
A prism can also be used as the diffracting element in a spectrometer since the index of refraction of the prism (and therefore the angle of refraction of the light) varies slightly depending on the wavelength of the light.
A prism refracts the light into a single spectrum, whereas the grating divides the available light into several spec­tra. Because of this, slit images formed using a prism are generally brighter than those formed using a grating. Spectral lines that are too dim to be seen with a grating can often be seen using a prism.
Wavelengths are determined according to the formula:
a sin q
l =
n
where λ is the wavelength; a is the distance between lines on the diffraction grating
(a = 3.3 x 10-3 mm for the 300 line/mm grating or
-3
1.66 x 10
mm for the optional 600 line/mm grating);
θ is the angle of diffraction; and n is the order of the dif­fraction spectrum under observation.
The Angle of Minimum Deviation
The angle of deviation for light traversing a prism is shown in Figure 9. For a given wavelength of light tra­versing a given prism, there is a characteristic angle of incidence for which the angle of deviation is a minimum. This angle depends only on the index of refraction of the prism and the angle (labeled A in Figure 8) between the two sides of the prism traversed by the light. The rela­tionship between these variables is given by the equa­tion:
Unfortunately, the increased brightness of the spectral lines is offset by a decreased resolution, since the prism doesn't separate the different lines as effectively as the grating. However, the brighter lines allow a narrow slit width to be used, which partially compensates for the reduced resolution.
With a prism, the angle of refraction is not directly pro­portional to the wavelength of the light. Therefore, to measure wavelengths using a prism, a graph of wave­length versus angle of refraction must be constructed us­ing a light source with a known spectrum. The wave­length of unknown spectral lines can then be interpo­lated from the graph.
Once a calibration graph is created for the prism, future wavelength determinations are valid only if they are made with the prism aligned precisely as it was when the graph was produced. To ensure that this alignment can be reproduced, all measurements are made with the prism aligned so that the light is refracted at the angle of minimum deviation.
where n is the index of refraction of the prism; A is the angle between the sides of the prism traversed by the light; and D is the angle of minimum deviation. Since n varies with wavelength, the angle of minimum deviation also var­ies, but it is constant for any particular wavelength.
UNDEFLECTED
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ANGLE OF DEVIATION
RAY
DEFLECTED
RAY
Figure 9 Angle of Deviation
ANGLE A
LIGHT SOURCE
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To Measure the Angle of Minimum Deviation:
1.
Align and focus the spectrometer as described earlier.
2. Use the two thumbscrews to attach the prism clamp
to the spectrometer table and clamp the prism in place as shown in Figure 10.
3. Place the light source a few centimeters behind the
slit of the collimator. (It may be helpful to partially darken the room, but when using the prism this is of­ten not necessary.)
PRISM CLAMP
LIGHT SOURCE
PRISM
Figure 10 Mounting the Prism
4. With the prism, it is generally possible to see the re-
fracted light with the naked eye. Locate the general direction to which the light is refracted, then align the telescope and spectrometer table base so the slit im­age can be viewed through the telescope.
5. While looking through the telescope, rotate the spec-
trometer table slightly back and forth. Notice that the angle of refraction for the spectral line under observa­tion changes. Rotate the spectrometer table until this angle is a minimum, then rotate the telescope to align the vertical cross-hair with the fixed edge of the slit image. Use the fine adjust knobs to make these ad­justments as precisely as possible, then measure the telescope angle using the vernier scale.
6. Without changing the rotation of the spectrometer
table, remove the prism and rotate the telescope to align the cross-hair with the fixed edge of the undiffracted beam. Measure the angle on the vernier scale. The difference between this angle and that re­corded for the diffracted spectral line in step 5, is the angle of minimum deviation. Notice that, since the determination of the angle of minimum deviation for each spectral line requires rotational adjustments of the spectrometer table, the angle of the undeflected beam must be remeasured for each line.
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Maintenance
Periodically clean the telescope aperture, the collimator aperture, and the prism with a nonabrasive lens paper (available at any camera store). No other regular mainte­nance is required.
IMPORTANT: Always handle the spectrometer and its accessories with care to avoid scratching the optical surfaces and throwing off the align­ment. Also, when not in use, the spectrometer should be stored in its hardwood case.
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Appendix: Using the Gaussian Eyepiece
The optional Gaussian eyepiece (Model SP-9285) sim­plifies the task of aligning and focusing the spectrometer and aligning the diffraction grating. One Gaussian eye­piece can be used to align and focus any number of spec­trometers, so only one is generally needed per lab.
5. Looking through the telescope, rotate the table until a
patch of light is reflected back through the telescope from the glass surfaces of the grating. The spec­trometer table and the telescope must be at least roughly level to achieve this reflection. If they are not, see Realigning the Spectrometer, earlier in the manual.
6. Adjust the focus of the telescope until the cross-hairs
and their reflected images are in sharp focus. The glass slides of the grating are not efficient reflectors, so you must look carefully to see them.
IMPORTANT: The grating is sandwiched be­tween two glass slides so, depending on how par­allel the slides are, you may see as many as four reflected images of the cross-hairs. In the follow­ing steps, you will be instructed to superimpose the graticule with its reflected image. If there is more than one image, just center the cross-hairs as accurately as possible between the images.
7. Use the table rotation fine adjust knob to align the
vertical cross-hair with its reflected image.
To Align and Focus the Spectrometer Using the Gaussian Eyepiece:
1. Remove the telescope eyepiece and replace it with
the Gaussian eyepiece.
2. While looking through the telescope, slide the eye-
piece in and out until the cross-hairs come into sharp focus. Loosen the graticule lock ring, and rotate the graticule until one of the cross-hairs is vertical. Re­tighten the lock ring and then refocus if necessary.
3. Plug in the power supply of the Gaussian eyepiece.
The light from the eyepiece is reflected along the op­tical axis of the telescope by a half-silvered mirror. Looking through the eyepiece, you'll see the cross­hairs lighted up as they scatter some of the light back into the eyepiece.
4. Mount the grating holder to the spectrometer table
and insert the diffraction grating.
8. Adjust the spectrometer table leveling screws until
the cross-hairs are superimposed on the reflected im­age.
9. Rotate the spectrometer table 180 ° and, using the
table rotation fine adjust knob, align the vertical cross-hair with the reflected image.
10. Adjust the table leveling screws to remove half the
separation between the horizontal cross-hair and the reflected image. Adjust the telescope leveling screws to remove the remaining error, so the cross­hairs and their reflected images are superimposed.
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1. Repeat steps 9 and 10 until the cross-hairs and their
reflected images are superimposed from both sides of the diffraction grating.
12. Unplug the Gaussian eyepiece. Adjust the slit of the
collimator so it is open and vertical.
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13. Illuminate the slit with an external light source. Ro-
tate the telescope directly opposite the collimator and focus the collimator only (do not disturb the telescope focus) until the illuminated slit is in sharp focus. If the collimator slit is not vertical, loosen the lock ring, align the slit vertically, and then retighten the lock ring. Then align the fixed edge of the slit with the vertical cross-hair.
14. Adjust the collimator leveling screws until the slit is
vertically centered in the field of view of the tele­scope. (As with the telescope, you may need to ad­just the collimator so that its optical axis is square to the axis of rotation.) The telescope, collimator, and spectrometer table are now properly aligned.
15. If you are going to use the grating, plug the Gaussian
eyepiece back in and rotate the spectrometer table until the vertical cross-hair is again aligned with its reflected image. This insures that the grating is per­pendicular to the optical axis of the spectrometer.
16. If you wish, you may replace the Gaussian eyepiece
with the original eyepiece. The focus of the tele­scope will be maintained if you slide in the original eyepiece until the cross-hairs are in sharp focus.
Alignment Error
The multiple reflections from the glass slides of the grat­ing introduce some error into the alignment procedure. Normally, centering the cross-hairs between the reflected images will reduce the error below the 1-minute resolu­tion that is obtainable when reading the vernier scales.
To verify the alignment, use a light source with discrete spectral lines such as a sodium or mercury vapor lamp. If the alignment is correct, corresponding spectral lines on opposite sides of the optical axis will have equal angles of diffraction. If necessary, adjust the rotation of the spectrometer table until the measurements are the same.
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• If your problem is computer/software related, note: Title and Revision Date of software. Type of Computer (Make, Model, Speed). Type of external Cables/Peripherals.
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A detailed description of the problem/sequence of events. (In case you can't call PASCO right away, you won't lose valuable data.)
If possible, have the apparatus within reach when call­ing. This makes descriptions of individual parts much easier.
• If your problem relates to the instruction manual, note:
Part number and Revision (listed by month and year on the front cover).
Have the manual at hand to discuss your questions.
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