General Information

Serial #

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Part Number

1

Total Parts

25

AKA

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Patents

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General Description

METAL, SYNTHETIC, WOOD & GLASS COMPONENTS AND ACCESSORY EQ.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

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Lexicon

Group

Physics

Category

Light & electromagnetic radiation

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

NRC

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Ottawa

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS INSTRUMENT USED C. 1952 TO C. 1988.

Canada

DESIGNED AND BUILT AT NRC, FOR USE BY DR. GERHARD HERZBERG IN STUDIES OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE. IN 1948 NRC INVITED HERZBERG TO ESTABLISH A LABORATORY FOR FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH IN SPECTROSCOPY, AND UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP NRC BECAME A WORLD LEADER IN THIS FIELD. HERZBERG'S RESEARCHDURING THE 1950S-1960S LED TO THE 1971 NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY.

Function

USED TO RECORD SPECTRA.

Technical

FIRST HIGH RESOLUTION SPECTROGRAPH USED BY GERHARD HERZBERG FOR RESEARCH IN VACUUM ULTRAVIOLET REGIONS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM. USING THIS INSTRUMENT, HERZBERG APPLIED PIONEERING PULSED, SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUES TO PRECISELY DETERMINE THE STRUCTURES AND PROPERTIES OF FREE RADICALS, MOST NOTABLY CH2 (METHYLENE).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

See extensive list of markings, dimensions, etc. in supp. info. file.

Missing

UNKNOWN. THIS INSTRUMENT HAS BEEN MODIFIED MANY TIMES DURING ITS WORKING LIFESPAN (1950S- MID 1980S.)

Finish

EXTERIOR SURFACE OF.1 SPECTROGRAPH PAINTED GREY; ACCESS DOORS TO CAMERA AND GRATINGS CHAMBERS, AND INTERIOR SURFACES ARE FLAT BLACK. SEE INVENTORY IN S.I. FOR DETAILS RE: COMPONENTS.

Decoration

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