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Kaltcheva, N. T.; Pritzl, B. J. – Physics Education, 2018
Stars are point-source emitters that are the closest to the definition of a blackbody in comparison to all other similar sources of radiation found in nature. Existing libraries on stellar spectra are thus a valuable resource that can be used to introduce the laws of thermal radiation in a classroom setting. In this article we briefly describe…
Descriptors: Radiation, Scientific Concepts, Scientific Principles, Spectroscopy