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Can be done in one session if optical setup and alignment is done ahead of time
 
Can be done in one session if optical setup and alignment is done ahead of time

Revision as of 14:40, 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

Can be done in one session if optical setup and alignment is done ahead of time