Teaching Videocassette 1

Synopsis: Band 1: The theory behind the modern spectroscopic analysis of light from stars demonstrated with the aid of conventional and computer graphics.
Band 2: Astrophysicists now have enough observations to be able to plot the concentration of various molecules in space. Shows details of a carbon monoxide plot, and explains what can be learned from it.
Band 3: The selected ion flow tube -SIFT - is used to measure the rate co-efficient of ion-molecular reactions. The apparatus is described, and its use is demonstrated in an experiment looking at the way nitrogen ions react with hydrogen.
Series: Matter in the Universe, Course S256
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 58 min.
Year of production: 1986
Availability: OUT OF DISTRIBUTION
Uses: 3rd-year courses in physics and astrophysics*
Subjects: Physics
Keywords: astrophysics; ion-molecule reactions; spectroscopy

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