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nVoltage-Current graph in Franck-Hertz experiment
I am trying to understand this function, as seen in the Wikipedia page for the Frank-Hertz experiment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franck%E2%80%93Hertz_experiment for example. My understanding is that the voltages of the peaks in the graph correspond to wavelengths of light emitted by gas discharges. I don't really understand this part myself, but at least it seems to be well-known. What I don't know, is there somewhere in the literature where these curves are modelled for various different atoms? Not just the locations of the peaks, but the actual shape of the curves. I know the original experiment was mercury, and it has been done with other elements as well, e.g. eon. Does anybody here know in general how to plot this curve for various elements?
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I am trying to understand this function, as seen in the Wikipedia page for the Frank-Hertz experiment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franck%E2%80%93Hertz_experiment for example. My understanding is that the voltages of the peaks in the graph correspond to wavelengths of light emitted by gas discharges. I don't really understand this part myself, but at least it seems to be well-known. What I don't know, is there somewhere in the literature where these curves are modelled for various different atoms? Not just the locations of the peaks, but the actual shape of the curves. I know the original experiment was mercury, and it has been done with other elements as well, e.g. eon. Does anybody here know in general how to plot this curve for various elements?
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