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| − | | [[ | + | | [[Oscilloscope]] || No || No || No || Yes || Requires an oscilloscope and function generator for each student. Only takes 1 session. |
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| − | | [[ | + | | [[Speed of Light]] || No || Yes || No || Yes || Requires fast (>300 MHz BW) oscilloscope. Can be done in 1 session if optics set up beforehand |
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| − | | [[ | + | | [[Acoustic Impedance Spectroscopy]] || Yes (Jr Tower 2) || No || No || Yes || New lab by Jim Thomas, uses Matlab. Needs long table |
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| − | | [[Poisson Statistics]] || Yes ( | + | | [[Balmer Series]] || No || No || Yes || Alignment and calibration can change if setup is shared between sections, and data-taking is split between two sessions || Can be done in 1 session by 1 person (longer with 2) |
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| + | | [[Poisson Statistics]] || Yes (Jr Tower 3) || No || No || Conflicts with [[Compton Scattering]] || Can be done in 1 session | ||
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| [[Planck's Constant]] || No || No || Yes || Yes || | | [[Planck's Constant]] || No || No || Yes || Yes || | ||
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| − | | [[Compton Scattering]] || Yes ( | + | | [[Compton Scattering]] || Yes (Jr Tower 3) || No || No || Conflicts with [[Poisson Statistics]] || |
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| − | | [[Electron Diffraction]] || No || No || Yes || Yes || | + | | [[Electron Diffraction]] || No || No || Yes || Yes || The most light sensitive experiment, best set up in dark room |
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| − | | [[Ratio of e/m]] || No || No || Yes || | + | | [[Ratio of e/m]] || No || No || Yes || Not easily shareable between sections || Includes high voltage, if set up on metal optics table, put down an insulating layer underneath setup |
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| − | | [[Franck-Hertz]] || Yes || No || No || | + | | [[Franck-Hertz]] || Yes (Jr Tower 1) || No || No || Not easily shareable between sections || Labview VI in Public folder of admin account |
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| − | | [[Electron Spin Resonance]] || No || No || No || | + | | [[Electron Spin Resonance]] || No || No || No || Not easily shareable between sections || |
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| − | | [[Charge of the Electron]] || No || No || No || | + | | [[Charge of the Electron]] || No || No || No || Not easily shareable between sections || |
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Latest revision as of 14:54, 23 March 2021
| Experiment | Computer Control? | Optics Table Needed? | Light Sensitive? | Shareable? | Other Notes |
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| Oscilloscope | No | No | No | Yes | Requires an oscilloscope and function generator for each student. Only takes 1 session. |
| Speed of Light | No | Yes | No | Yes | Requires fast (>300 MHz BW) oscilloscope. Can be done in 1 session if optics set up beforehand |
| Acoustic Impedance Spectroscopy | Yes (Jr Tower 2) | No | No | Yes | New lab by Jim Thomas, uses Matlab. Needs long table |
| Balmer Series | No | No | Yes | Alignment and calibration can change if setup is shared between sections, and data-taking is split between two sessions | Can be done in 1 session by 1 person (longer with 2) |
| Poisson Statistics | Yes (Jr Tower 3) | No | No | Conflicts with Compton Scattering | Can be done in 1 session |
| Planck's Constant | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Compton Scattering | Yes (Jr Tower 3) | No | No | Conflicts with Poisson Statistics | |
| Electron Diffraction | No | No | Yes | Yes | The most light sensitive experiment, best set up in dark room |
| Ratio of e/m | No | No | Yes | Not easily shareable between sections | Includes high voltage, if set up on metal optics table, put down an insulating layer underneath setup |
| Franck-Hertz | Yes (Jr Tower 1) | No | No | Not easily shareable between sections | Labview VI in Public folder of admin account |
| Electron Spin Resonance | No | No | No | Not easily shareable between sections | |
| Charge of the Electron | No | No | No | Not easily shareable between sections |
