DigiSPEC

DigiSPEC allows you to display visible spectra on your PC.

Simply connect DigiSPEC to a USB port, point the spectrometer at a source of light and observe its spectrum live on the PC display. The spectrometer can be used to demonstrate all aspects of colour and spectra at all levels of science in Physics, Astronomy, Chemistry and Biology. Images are stored as bitmaps or 16 bit PGM files, and spectra can be exported into spreadsheets for further analysis.
Multiple digital spectra can be summed to increase signal to noise or to generate time resolved spectra. Custom software written by Andy Ray Developments named PCSpectra allows easy display and analysis of saved wavelength calibrated spectra.

Typical uses of DigiSPEC

Emission spectra - line spectra of gases such as Hydrogen, Helium, Neon, mercury, and the new energy saving fluorescent lamps.
Flame spectra used in Chemistry such as Na, K, Cu,Sr and modern light sources such as LEDs and lasers.
Black Body Spectra -the spectra of hot bodies such as tungsten lamps and of course the Sun.
Absorption spectra - the Fraunhoher absorption lines in the Sun are visible showing the presence of hydrogen and other elements and absorption of light by colour filters and biological pigments such as Chrorophyll and Haemoglobin.

Specification

Spectral Range 350-750
Resolution <2 nnm
Intensity resolution 16 bits (12 significant bits)
Image size 752x480
Windows 98,XP,Vista, Win7

Prices

TVSPEC £645+VAT                                                                           Spectrum and Realtime Graph of Energy Saving Lamp
Mini-Tripod £15 +VAT
Optical Bench Mount £15+VAT