BW Spectrometer Notes

  • Meanwell PS45-5 40Watt 5V 8Amp open frame power supply
  • Astrodyne OFM-0201 5V 4.4 Amp power supply
  • Spectrometer control board
  • B&W Tech fiber optic input spectrometer without TE cooling. Internal baffles will have to be removed to get the full spectrometer range, serial port output.
  • OD6025-05HB 5V ball bearing fan.
  • Keyswitch (key not included)
  • Optical beamsplitter with assembly with lenses, beam splitter, fiber couplings

http://www.excaliburmineral.com/Aramis2/473nm/spectro/index.htm

http://www.excaliburmineral.com/Aramis2/473nm/index.htm

https://www.ebay.com/itm/162959836456?ViewItem=&item=162959836456

https://laserpointerforums.com/f42/b-wtech-473nm-unit-spectrometer-mods-info-101467.html

https://alexanderimpertro.wordpress.com/2015/10/27/bw-tek-bwb-10-oem-473nm-blue-lab-style-dpss-laser/

useful spectra: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Deglr6328

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fluorescent_lighting_spectrum_peaks_labelled.png
Peak numberWavelength of peak (nm)Species producing peakActual line location (nm)
1405.4mercury404.656
2436.6mercury435.833
3487.7terbium from Tb3+~485 to 490
4542.4terbium from Tb3+~543 to 544
5546.5mercury546.074
6577.7likely terbium from Tb3+ or mercury576.960 for Hg or ~578 for Tb
7580.2mercury or terbium from Tb3+579.066 for Hg or ~580 for Tb
8584.0possibly terbium from Tb3+ or europium in Eu+3:Y2O3~580
9587.6likely europium in Eu+3:Y2O3~587
10593.4likely europium in Eu+3:Y2O3~593
11599.7likely europium in Eu+3:Y2O3~598
12611.6europium in Eu+3:Y2O3~611
13625.7likely terbium from Tb3+~625
14631.1likely europium in Eu+3:Y2O3~630
15650.8likely europium in Eu+3:Y2O3~650
16662.6likely europium in Eu+3:Y2O3~661
17687.7likely europium in Eu+3:Y2O3~687-688
18693.7likely europium in Eu+3:Y2O3~693
19707 and 709likely europium in Eu+3:Y2O3~707 and ~709
20712.3likely europium in Eu+3:Y2O3~712
21760.0likely argon758.9315 or 763.5106 (??)
22811.0likely argon811.531

General spectrometer info

Astro: http://www.threehillsobservatory.co.uk/astro/spectroscopy.htm

Hg Lines: http://www.astrosurf.com/buil/us/spe2/hresol4.htm

Hg Lines:

Wavelength (nm)Name (see photoresist)Color
184.45 ultraviolet (UVC)
253.7 ultraviolet (UVC)
365.4I-lineultraviolet (UVA)
404.7H-lineviolet
435.8G-lineblue
546.1 green
578.2 yellow-orange


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