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PHYS 3220 3.0 Experiments in Modern Physics

A selection of experiments in fluid mechanics, electromagnetism, optics, and atomic, nuclear, and particle physics. Analysis of the data and detailed write-ups are required. One lecture hour which is devoted to techniques of data analysis and three laboratory hours per week.

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Laboratory Manual

To sign up for an experiment : Experiment Sign-up

• Measurement of the Gravitation Constant G: The Cavendish Experiment
• A Measurement of the Velocity of Light: The Foucault-Michelson Experiment
• The Excitation Potentials of Mercury: The Franck-Hertz Experiment
• Radioactive Decays
• Viscosity
• Determination of the Electric Charge Unit e : The Millikan Oil Drop Experiment
• Thermionic Emission
• Particle Tracking Simulation
• Rutherford Scattering I
• Digital Storage Oscilloscope
• High-TC Superconductivity
• Semiconductors I
• Holography

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• Coupled Oscillatory and Rotational Motion
• The Visible Spectrum of Hydrogen
• The Michelson Interferometer

Demonstration

Solar to Mechanical