Difference between revisions of "Speed of Light"
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Revision as of 16:35, 9 February 2021
Measuring the Speed of Light
TDS400 Taking Cursor Measurements
Background Reading
The Michelson-Morley Experiment
History
Dec 2019 - Experiment set up in PAIS 1417 and verified by Mike Hasselbeck
Feb 2020 - Taken down and moved to PAIS 1405, along with long optics table
March 2020 - Set up again by Zac Castillo, and revised setup design to make alignment easier
Dec 2020 - Set up again by Youngwoo Yi, with revised setup (compared here)
Feb 2021 - Data taking with new setup successfully completed in 1 lab session by junior lab students
Other Notes
Can be done in one session if optical setup and alignment is done ahead of time
