Variation of the Intensity of the Spectral Lines of Mercury with the Velocity of the Exciting Electrons

Authors

W. D. Crozier, State University of IowaFollow

Document Type

Research

Abstract

A study has been made of the variation of the intensity of the spectral lines of mercury when excited by impact of electrons of controlled velocity. In accordance with some earlier observations by Dr. J. A. Eldridge, it is found that the lines divide into two classes. In one class the intensity of the line increases uniformly from zero to a certain limit as the velocity of the electrons increases above the minimum exciting velocity. In the other class the intensity rises rapidly to a maximum at a velocity not far above the minimum exciting velocity, and then decreases to a certain limit.

Publication Date

1926

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

33

Issue

1

First Page

252

Last Page

253

Copyright

©1926 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Crozier, W. D. (1926) "Variation of the Intensity of the Spectral Lines of Mercury with the Velocity of the Exciting Electrons," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 33(1), 252-253.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol33/iss1/75