Modern Physics
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Title
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Equipment
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Radiation Detection
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- Various scalers, ratemeters, detectors, sources, and absorbers
available
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Detecting Potassium-40 in a Room
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- Northern analyzer and sodium iodide detector
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The Hot Balloon (Radon Detection)
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- Scaler, thin window GM tube, balloon
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Photoelectric Effect (Electrostatic
Charge)
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- Projection electroscope
- Ultraviolet light
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Fluorescence and Phosphorescence
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- Fluorescent minerals, liquids and household
items under ultraviolet lamp
- Set of Cenco
phosphorescent tubes
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Models
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- Klinger ball and stick models: copper,
magnesium, graphite II, gallium arsenide, sodium chloride, cesium
chloride
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Electron Diffraction
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- Electron diffraction apparatus with carbon
target
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Hearing and Seeing Infrared
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- Amplifier, speaker, silicon solar cell, and TV
remote control (hearing)
- Using TV camera (seeing)
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Spectra
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- Holographic diffraction gratings for individual
use; many light sources and gas discharge tubes
- Holographic diffraction grating for TV camera
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Cloud Chamber
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- Saturated alcohol vapour
cooled with dry ice; visible tracks from beta source
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Half Life of Copper
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- Measure half life of copper activated by a
neutron source using a scaler and GM tube
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- The Pira resource
directory for modern physics
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