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Phosphoroscope

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The Becquerel phosphoroscope (1873-1874)

A phosphoroscope is piece of experimental equipment devised in 1857 by physicist A. E. Becquerel to measure how long it takes a phosphorescent material to stop glowing after it has been excited.[1]

It consists of two rotating disks with holes in them. The holes are arranged on each disk at equal angular intervals and a constant distance from the centre, but the holes in one disk do not align with the holes in the other. A sample of phosphorescent material is placed in between the two disks. Light coming in through a hole in one of the discs excites the phosphorescent material which then emits light for a short amount of time. The disks are then rotated and by changing their speed, the length of time the material glows can be determined.

References

  1. ^ "Natural Philosophy Collection. Bequerel's [sic] Phosphoroscope". University of Aberdeen. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
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