Re: TOJC: Ch.13

partaina@plu.edu
Mon, 02 Dec 1996 19:59:58 -0800 (PST)

Natrasha,
I think this means that the waves are mostly absorbsed because of the
oxygen and therefore cannot be used with that piece of equip. Maybe
it would work in an environment that was completely inert and void of
oxygen. This message will self-destruct in 5 seconds.
Good luck Mr. Thelps.

On Mon, 2 Dec 1996 vantranh@plu.edu wrote:

> Hello everyone (again),
> I have another curious question for all of you smart people! On
> page 538, at the very top of the Solomon's text, it says: "These
> absorptions occur at wavelengths that are out of the range of operation of
> most visible-ultraviolet spectrometers because they occur where the
> oxygen in air also absorbs."
> What does the text mean by the last part about the oxygen? I have
> an idea but I wanted to make sure I was understanding this correctly.
> Just curious, vantranh
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