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Electromagnetic Energy waves,
Astronomy, and Stars
By
Leslie McGourty and Ken Rideout
(modified by your teacher)
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What is a wave?
• A wave is a transfer of energy from one point to another via a traveling disturbance
• A wave is characterized by its wavelength, frequency, and amplitude
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Why do we care about waves?
• Because the best way to learn about
astronomical objects such as STARS,
GALAXIES, AND BLACK HOLES that
are MANY TRILLIONS OF MILES
AWAY is to study the
ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY
WAVES THAT THEY EMIT
(give off)
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Wavelength
• Distance from one crest to the next crest
(or trough to trough)
• Measured in meters
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Frequency • Number of crests passing by a given point per second
• Measured in Hertz (Hz) defined to be one cycle per sec
• Equal to the inverse of the amount of time it takes one
wavelength to pass by
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Electromagnetic Waves
• Waves of energy that have both electrical and magnetic properties
• Any object that is above absolute zero emits electromagnetic waves
• The entire group of waves with these properties is called the “Electromagnetic Spectrum”
• Still confused? Then click What are electromagnetic waves?
• To move onto the EM spectrum click
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TYPES OF ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
GAMMA RAYS
• Emitted from the nuclei of atoms during radioactive decay or during high-speed collisions with particles.
• Sources: Black holes, stars, supernovae
• Gamma ray image of The
center of the Milky Way
(where a black hole
resides)
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X-
RAYS
• Emitted by atoms and/or electrons after violent
collisions
• emitted when matter sucked into a black hole is
destroyed
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ULTRAVIOLET RAYS
• Above the color violet
• Three groups - UV A, UV B, and UV C.
• “A” type: longest wavelength; least harmful
• UV B and UV C are absorbed by DNA in cells
• Sources: Ultra hot objects 5000°C or more, such as Stars
• Ultraviolet energy
emitted by the sun
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INFRARED
• “Below” Red visible light
• Thought of as heat but is not always
• Far infrared energy is heat energy.
• All objects that have warmth radiate infrared waves
• Easily absorbed and re-radiated.
• Used in remote controls, surveillance,
• Sources: Humans, most astronomical objects
• Infrared image of the
nucleus and coma of
comet Hale-Bopp
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MICROWAVES
• 1 mm-1 dm in length
• Absorbed by water molecules – how microwave ovens heat food
• Nebulae with newly forming stars, anything with a temperature
• The microwave image
below (from COBE)
helped to prove the Big
Bang Theory
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RADIO WAVES
• 10 cm- 100,000+m in length
• Only cosmic waves that reach the surface of the Earth
• Cause of “noise”
• Sources: nebulae, stars, black holes
• Radio-synthesized
image of the Crab Nebula
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VISIBLE LIGHT
• White light:
combination of all the
colors
• Rainbow: white light that
has been separated into
a continuous spectrum of
colors
• Sources: very hot
objects (stars,
galaxies)
• Galaxies emit enough
visible light to be seen
from great distances
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VISIBLE LIGHT PROPERTIES
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VISIBLE LIGHT another view:
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Stars and spectral analysis:
WHAT THE COLORS CAN TELL
US
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HOW TO IDENTIFY THE COMPOSITION
OF OBJECTS • Hydrogen
• Helium
• Carbon
• Iron
When heated, each element emits its own unique and distinct pattern of
wavelengths of light. This is known as a SPECTRAL FINGERPRINT.
By using a database of these “fingerprints”, astronomers can identify the
composition of a distant object.
For example, the spectral pattern produced by a star is shown below.
It matches the spectral fingerprint of Hydrogen – therefore, we now know that
the star is composed of Hydrogen gas!
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• The 3 types of spectra:
– Continuous: “solid rainbow” –
solids and ionized gases
(random electrons)
– Absorption: when white light
passes through a cool gas –
black lines appear in spectrum –
show “missing” lines – absorbed
by gas – shows gas’ identity
– Emission: by heated gases
(fingerprints)
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Star Color Temperature
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Star Color Size
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Star Color age
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WHAT COLOR IS THAT STAR?
READING THE SPECTRUM OF A
STAR
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WHAT COLOR IS THAT STAR?
READING THE SPECTRUM OF A
STAR
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HOW TO IDENTIFY THE COMPOSITION OF
STARS • Hydrogen
• Helium
• Carbon
• Iron
The spectral pattern produced by a star is shown
below.
It matches the spectral fingerprint of Hydrogen –
therefore, we now know that the star is composed
of Hydrogen gas!
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RED AND BLUE SHIFTS: How light is
used to determine the movement of
stars
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How light is used to detect “invisible” alien
planets BY OBSERVING STARS:
By measuring the cyclical Doppler shift of a star, astronomers can
figure out how far the star is wobbling, which allows them to figure
out THE MASS OF ITS ORBITING PLANET, AND ITS DISTANCE
FROM THE STAR