A star's dark line spectrum reveals the elements present in its atmosphere. Each dark line corresponds to a specific element that has absorbed light at that particular wavelength, providing a fingerprint of the star's chemical composition. By analyzing these lines, astronomers can determine the types and abundances of elements in the star.
Examples:- chemical composition- emission spectrum- X-rays lines- melting point- color- densityand many other
"Emission Spectrum" can mean a number of things... Many objects emit light and they all have an emission spectrum, that is a set of wavelengths of light that they give out. The emission spectrum for an L.E.D. bulb for instance is pretty narrow, just one visible colour. The emission spectrum of a star is very wide, encompassing non-visible light as well. It is probably these stellar emission spectra you are referring to, so I'll go on from that assumption. The fusion processes within a star (at most levels from core to surface, but mostly in the core) create most of a spectrum, but some of this light is absorbed by the outermost layers. That is why we see gaps, and molecules of certain types absorb certain parts of the spectrum, so we use the spectrum to determine composition. We also see spectra from diffuse bodies like nebulae. These are, broadly, of 2 types, emission and absorption. Absorption spectra occur when we observe a known star through the cloud, and extra lines missing beyond what we expect of the star will be emblematic of the constituents of the cloud. Emission spectra from clouds can also occur, that is when the light falling on them is not aligned with us, what we see is several narrow bands of light, which has been absorbed and re-emitted by the cloud.
Many catalogues of emission spectroscopy lines are published. These lines are not visible on all types of instruments.
The type of spectrum observed would depend on the source of light. A continuous spectrum is produced by a hot, dense object like a solid, liquid, or dense gas. An emission spectrum is generated by a thin, hot gas, while an absorption spectrum is created by a cooler gas in front of a light source.
A continuous spectrum is produced by a hot, dense object emitting light at all wavelengths. It differs from other types of spectra, like emission and absorption spectra, which only show specific wavelengths of light emitted or absorbed by atoms or molecules.
By studying the light from the stars. This is accomplished by examining closely the 'emission spectrum' that is obtained by passing the Light gathered by the telescope through a Prism which then in turn provides the Spectrogram. Absorbtion Spectrums identify the types of substances that make up the interstellar clouds that the Light passes through!
The two types of spectrum are continuous spectrum, which shows a continuous range of colors with no gaps, and line spectrum, which consists of distinct lines of color separated by gaps.
The electromagnetic spectrum organizes different types of electromagnetic waves according to their wavelength or frequency.
The visible spectrum
emission nebulae and reflection nebulae.
emission nebulae and reflection nebulae.