Title: Atoms in astronomy : a curriculum project of the American Astronomical Society /
Authors: Blanchard, Paul A.; American Astronomical Society.; United States.; National Science Foundation (U.S.)
Publisher: The Administration : for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.,
Year: 1976
Subjects: Astronomical spectroscopy
Contents: Basic topics: What Are Atoms? -- Atomic structure -- States of matter at high temperature -- Light and Spectroscopy -- Newton's prism -- Emission lines -- Absorption lines -- Spectroscopic analysis -- The Light from the Stars -- Basic facts about the stars -- The spectrum of the Sun -- Stellar spectra -- Intermediate and advanced topics: More about light: electromagnetic radiation -- The electromagnetic spectrum --The quantum theory of electromagnetic radiation -- Kirchhoff s laws -- Hydrogen: the simplest of all atoms -- The Balmer lines -- The Bohr electron orbits -- Excitation and ionization of hydrogen by collisions -- Stellar spectral types -- Classification of stellar spectra -- Strength of the Balmer absorption lines: a clue to temperature -- Complex atoms and ions in stellar spectra -- Glossary -- References and teaching aids -- Class exercises -- Questions and answers.