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Also known as spectrum analysis, spectral analysis
thumb|A Prism (optics)|prism separates white light by dispersing it into its component colors, which can then be studied using spectroscopy.
Spectroscopy is a technique that separates light into its component colors (often using a prism) so that scientists can study them in detail. It matters because analyzing these individual colors reveals information about the composition and properties of the materials or objects that produced the light.
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thumb|A Prism (optics)|prism separates white light by dispersing it into its component colors, which can then be studied using spectroscopy.
Spectroscopy is the field of study that measures and interprets electromagnetic spectra as it interacts with matter. In narrower contexts, spectroscopy is the precise study of color as generalized from radiated visible light to all bands of the electromagnetic spectrum.
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Spectroscopy 101 – How Absorption and Emission Spectra Work - NASA Science
Let’s go back to simple absorption and emission spectra. We can use a star’s absorption spectrum to figure out what elements it is made of based on the colors
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