Phosphoroscope
A phosphoroscope is piece of experimental equipment devised in 1857 by physicist A. E. Becquerel to measure how long it takes a phosphorescent material to stop glowing after it has been excited.[1]
It consists of two rotating disks with holes in them. The holes are arranged on each disk at equal angular intervals and a constant distance from the centre, but the holes in one disk do not align with the holes in the other. A sample of phosphorescent material is placed in between the two disks. Light coming in through a hole in one of the discs excites the phosphorescent material, which then emits light for a short amount of time. The disks are then rotated, and by changing their speed, the length of time the material glows can be determined.
References
- ^ "Natural Philosophy Collection. Bequerel's [sic] Phosphoroscope". University of Aberdeen. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
External links
- Description and image of a phosphoroscope at the Kenyon College Department of Physics Archived 2021-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
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