Spectra of Gas Discharges

Color spectra of elements undergoing electrical discharge excitation in order of abundance.

Hydrogen

Helium

Oxygen

Carbon

Nitrogen

Neon

Magnesium

Silicon

Sulfur

Iron

Aluminum

Calcium

Argon

Sodium

Krypton

Xenon

The data for these spectra is courtesy of the Astronomical Data Center, and the National Space Science Data Center through the World Data Center A for Rockets and Satellites.

References

• Links to stellar spectra data
• Color spectra of emission lines in planetary nebula [Java]
• Spectra of neutral and singly ionized elements from the Astronomical Data Center (ADC) catalog A6016, by Reader J., Corliss Ch.H. :1981, 'Line Spectra of the Elements', CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics; NSRDS-NBS 68