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Journal ArticleDOI
17 Oct 1964-Nature
TL;DR: The line spectrum of silver vapour in absorption was first examined by R. G. Loyarte and A. T. Williams as discussed by the authors, who found altogether 11 lines lying between 3383 A and 2320 A, of which two strong ones situated on the long wave-length side of the region, namely, λλ3382.86 and 3280.66, were ascribed to the first doublet of the principal series of silver atom, and nine other weaker lines to ionized atom of the same metal.
Abstract: THE line spectrum of silver vapour in absorption was first examined by R. G. Loyarte and A. T. Williams1. In their work the metal was vaporized in an electric oven of King's type at temperatures between 1,200° and 2,200° C, and the continuous background was furnished by a hydrogen discharge tube. They found altogether 11 lines lying between 3383 A and 2320 A, of which two strong ones situated on the long wave-length side of the region, namely, λλ3382.86 and 3280.66, were ascribed to the first doublet of the principal series of silver atom, and nine other weaker lines to ionized atom of the same metal. More recently, J. Ruamps2, using the same type of oven, observed two band systems of silver in emission, one designated as system A extending from 4900 A to 5050 A, and the other as system B from 4100 A to 4600 A. Vibrational analysis of the second system led Ruamps to attribute it to silver. As to the more complicated system A, because of the experimental conditions, he was unable to ascertain whether it was due to silver or to other kinds of molecules such as AgN, AgO or AgC. Similar analysis of the bands of system B was afterwards repeated by B. Kleman and S. Lindkvist3 both in emission and in absorption.

7 citations


Journal ArticleDOI
29 Feb 1964-Nature
TL;DR: It has been shown as discussed by the authors that the application of a strong varying electric field (alternating, pulsating), but not a steady d.c. one, normally on a quartz plate during etching by hydrofluoric acid, results in the formation of two kinds of etchfigures, namely, the ordinary microscopic etch-pits (or hills), and the so-called electric figures of sizes visible to the naked eye, the latter being composed of fissure-like lines.
Abstract: IT has been shown1–3 that the application of a strong varying electric field (alternating, pulsating), but not a steady d.c. one, normally on a quartz plate during etching by hydrofluoric acid, results in the formation of two kinds of etch-figures, namely, the ordinary microscopic etch-pits (or hills), and the so-called electric figures of sizes visible to the naked eye, the latter being composed of fissure-like lines. It also has been demonstrated that the orientations of the electric figures produced on the three principal sections of quartz are useful for axes determination, and that certain crystal defects, undetectable by the conventional method of etching, can be easily located by the distribution of these figures.

4 citations