Difference between revisions of "Speed of Light"
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| − | Experiment set up in PAIS 1417 and verified by Mike Hasselbeck | + | Dec 2019 - Experiment set up in PAIS 1417 and verified by Mike Hasselbeck |
| − | Taken down and moved to PAIS 1405 | + | 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 | |
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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 | ||
Revision as of 23:31, 8 February 2021
Measuring the Speed of Light
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
