You will need an object that glows in the dark (for example, the
luminous dial of an alarm clock) and colored filters, particularly red.
Charge your object with white light, then turn off the light an observe how the glow decays. Next, charge your object with light of various colors by covering it with a filter before reexposing. Explain, why some colors can evoke phosphorescence and dome can not.
Your TV screen is somewhat phosphorescent, decaying rather quickly, but
just slowly enough to make successive scans of the picture blend into
each other. Try replacing your hand with filters of various colors. Why do some filters seem to throw good shadows and others hardly any? |