[DOC] [TLE] How to Measure a Spectrum [PAR] Hence, a narrow beam of "white" light will get spread out into a rainbow. Voila, a 
spectrum! The colors of the familiar "rainbow" of visible light correspond to 
differing ... uses a component called a diffraction grating to actually separate the 
light into its ... Telescopes are used to gather the faint light from distant objects, 
and the... [DOC] [TLE] HSI Technology - Spectroscopy [PAR] This can be seen by sending a beam of white light through a prism. ... at a 
different angle, the prism spreads the white light into its component colors. ... After 
a color spectrum is dispersed, we can divide the spectrum into separate bands. ... 
If we capture the light that is reflected by an object and subject it to the method... [DOC] [TLE] Make Your Own Spectroscope | Spectroscopy Science Fair Project [PAR] Nov 26, 2013 ... Spectroscopes are used to split light into different wavelengths to determine the 
chemical composition of objects such as stars and elements. ... actually contains 
several wavelengths, which the human eye sees as different colors. ... The slits 
spread the light into different wavelengths by different amounts,... [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 4, Section 1 [PAR] But in reality, no cosmic object emits a perfect blackbody spectrum like those ... a 
slit in it (to define a beam of light), a prism (to split the beam into its component 
colors), ... device (to spread it out into a spectrum), and a detector (to record the 
result). ... The light passes through a prism and is split up into its component 
colors. [DOC] [TLE] Public Lab: Spectrometer Curriculum [PAR] For discussions about light colors, wavelengths and spectrometers, we will refer 
to ... light into separate wavelengths (by frequency) so the amount of light energy 
at ... Light from your flashlight shines in a straight "beam" until it hits an object or 
.... to provide the rainbow spread across the camera image 8 - The camera image
... [DOC] [TLE] Prisms and colour - schoolphysics ::Welcome:: [PAR] If a beam of light of one colour is shone through a prism, the direction of the beam 
is changed by the prism ... The spread of colour is called a SPECTRUM. The 
dispersion of white light into a spectrum occurs because the different ... The 
colour of an object can look very different if the colour of the light shining on it is 
changed... [DOC] [TLE] Optics For Kids - Optics Terms/Definitions [PAR] A device used to break light into its component wavelengths. It is usually 
composed ... Objects that have this property are called dispersive media, and can 
separate a beam of light into its various wavelength components, such as a 
dispersive prism. Another ... A lens that causes parallel rays of light to spread out. 
Examples... [DOC] [TLE] Prism - Wikipedia [PAR] In optics, a prism is a transparent optical element with flat, polished surfaces that 
refract light. ... Furthermore, prisms can be used to reflect light, or to split light into 
... can be used to separate a beam of white light into its constituent spectrum of 
colors. ... diffraction gratings, making them useful for broad-spectrum 
spectroscopy. [DOC] [TLE] spectrum facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ... [PAR] ... be separated into a spectrum according to mass in a mass spectrometer (see 
mass ... Physicists often find it useful to separate a beam of particles into a 
spectrum ... to visible light, other types of electromagnetic radiation may be 
spread into a ... The spectrum formed from white light contains all colors, or 
frequencies, and is... [DOC] [TLE] Gratings separate the different colors of light - Laser Focus World [PAR] Mar 1, 1997 ... ... parallel lines permit diffraction gratings to disperse the components of light into 
separate wavelengths. ... to slightly different values of b spread out into a 
continuous spectrum. ... gratings have replaced prisms in many commercial 
spectrometers. ... patterns generated by two mutually coherent laser beams. [DOC] [TLE] Spectroscopy for the school - EAAE [PAR] Spectroscopy pertains to the dispersion of

Question: This object in a spectrometer spreads a beam of light into separate colors
Answer: Prism