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  2. Ionized-air glow - Wikipedia

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    The excited nitrogen deexcites primarily by emission of a photon, with emission lines in ultraviolet, visible, and infrared band: N 2 * → N 2 + hν. The blue light observed is produced primarily by this process. [2] The spectrum is dominated by lines of single-ionized nitrogen, with presence of neutral nitrogen lines.

  3. Gas-discharge lamp - Wikipedia

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    A flicker light bulb, flicker flame light bulb or flicker glow lamp is a gas-discharge lamp which produces light by ionizing a gas, usually neon mixed with helium and a small amount of nitrogen gas, by an electric current passing through two flame shaped electrode screens coated with partially decomposed barium azide. The ionized gas moves ...

  4. Nitrogen - Wikipedia

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    Nitrogen is a chemical element; it has symbol N and atomic number 7. Nitrogen is a nonmetal and the lightest member of group 15 of the periodic table, often called the pnictogens. It is a common element in the universe, estimated at seventh in total abundance in the Milky Way and the Solar System.

  5. Electromagnetic spectrum - Wikipedia

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    By definition, visible light is the part of the EM spectrum the human eye is the most sensitive to. Visible light (and near-infrared light) is typically absorbed and emitted by electrons in molecules and atoms that move from one energy level to another. This action allows the chemical mechanisms that underlie human vision and plant photosynthesis.

  6. Spectral line - Wikipedia

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    This is the spectrum of a blue sky somewhat close to the horizon, looking east with the sun to the west at around 3–4 pm on a clear day. A spectral line is a weaker or stronger region in an otherwise uniform and continuous spectrum. It may result from emission or absorption of light in a narrow frequency range

  7. Emission spectrum - Wikipedia

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    The frequencies of light that an atom can emit are dependent on states the electrons can be in. When excited, an electron moves to a higher energy level or orbital. When the electron falls back to its ground level the light is emitted. Emission spectrum of hydrogen. The above picture shows the visible light emission spectrum for hydrogen. If ...

  8. Rayleigh scattering - Wikipedia

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    The picture on the right is shot through a polarizing filter: the polarizer transmits light that is linearly polarized in a specific direction. The blue color of the sky is a consequence of three factors: [17] the blackbody spectrum of sunlight coming into the Earth's atmosphere, Rayleigh scattering of that light off oxygen and nitrogen ...

  9. Halogen lamp - Wikipedia

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    Like all incandescent light bulbs, a halogen lamp produces a continuous spectrum of light, from near ultraviolet to deep into the infrared. [23] Since the lamp filament can operate at a higher temperature than a non-halogen lamp, the spectrum is shifted toward blue, producing light with a higher effective color temperature and higher power ...