A spectrometer (spectrophotometer, spectrograph

or spectroscope) is an instrument used to measure

properties of light over a specific portion of the
electromagnetic spectrum, typically used in
spectroscopic analysis to identify materials. The variable
measured is most often the light's intensity but could
also, for instance, be the polarization state. A
spectrometer is used in spectroscopy for producing
spectral lines and measuring their wavelengths and
intensities. Spectrometer is a term that is applied to
instruments that operate over a very wide range of
wavelengths, from gamma rays and X-rays into the far
infrared. The majority of spectrophotometers are used
in spectral regions near the visible spectrum.
 The Khaen is a mouth organ of Lao origin whose pipes,
which are usually made of bamboo, are connected with a small,
hollowed-out hardwood reservoir into which air is blown,
creating a sound similar to that of the violin. Today associated
with the Lao of Laos and Northeast Thailand, similar instruments
date back to the Bronze Age of Southeast Asia. In Cambodia, it
is used among the ethnic Lao population of the province of
Stung Treng and is used in lakhon ken, a Cambodian dance
drama genre that features the khaen as the premiere
instrument. The most interesting characteristic of the khaen is its
free reed, which is made of brass or silver.