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[http://www.unm.edu/~mph/307/Light_UNM.pdf Instructions PDF]
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[https://ghz.unm.edu/education/juniorlab_pdfs/experimentprocedures/speedoflightv2p0.pdf Instructions PDF]
  
  
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[https://ghz.unm.edu/education/juniorlab_pdfs/tds400_cursor.pdf TDS400 Taking Cursor Measurements]
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== Background Reading ==
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[https://www.aps.org/programs/outreach/history/historicsites/michelson-morley.cfm The Michelson-Morley Experiment]
  
  
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== History ==
 
== History ==
  
Experiment set up in PAIS 1417 and verified by Mike Hasselbeck, December 2019
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Dec 2019 - Experiment set up in PAIS 1417 and verified by Mike Hasselbeck
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Feb 2020 - Taken down and moved to PAIS 1405, along with long optics table
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March 2020 - Set up again by Zac Castillo, and revised setup design to make alignment easier
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Dec 2020 - Set up again by Youngwoo Yi, with revised setup ([https://ghz.unm.edu/education/juniorlab_pdfs/experimentprocedures/speedoflight_revisedsetup.pdf compared here])
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Feb 2021 - Data taking with new setup successfully completed in 1 lab session by junior lab students
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== Notes ==
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This experiment must be set up on a longer optics table.
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This experiment can be completed in one session if optical setup and alignment is done ahead of time.

Latest revision as of 14:43, 23 March 2021

Measuring the Speed of Light

Instructions PDF


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


Notes

This experiment must be set up on a longer optics table.

This experiment can be completed in one session if optical setup and alignment is done ahead of time.