irradiating a cuvette
February 12, 2008 at 1:54 pm | sam | everyday scienceJust a nice picture of a cuvette in diffuse 407-nm laser light:
Don’t look at it for too long or you’ll burn your corneas.
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Did you take this picture? It has a warm, satisfying glow that makes me want to touch it.
Comment by Chemgeek — February 12, 2008 #
of course i took it!
Comment by sam — February 12, 2008 #
Melting point capillary, add one small crystal of elemental iodine, flame seal the open end. Irradiate the dilute gas phase ( |<- ) with the fat argon laser green line or a green laser pointer. YOWSA!
Curiously, evacuating the capillary before sealing leds to inferior results.
Comment by Uncle Al — February 13, 2008 #
hey, that sounds fun!
Comment by sam — February 13, 2008 #
Wow cool. Making an ordinary cuvette look interesting is a real job.
Comment by Paul — July 13, 2011 #