Experiments
IU Physics P451/551, Experiments in Modern Physics
Spring 2008 (class #10601/10610)
This page contains a list of the Advanced Lab experiments that are ready to go. Any one student will carry out only a subset of these experiments. Frequently, interested students will pursue an extensions of an existing experiment or even attempt a new experiment. The links on this page lead to instructions (.pdf file) for each experiment. These are meant as a guide. More detailed information can be found in the references that are given in the instructions. It is very important that you study this material before you attempt a new measurement.
Introductory experiments (methods and equipment)
Core experiments
(modern physics)
Nuclear & Particle Physics
Beta Spectroscopy, (supplemental notes)
Cosmic Rays & muon lifetime
Atomic Physics
see also manufacturer's instruction manual (hardcopy in SW125)
Fabry-Perot Interferometry, (supplemental notes)
Faraday Effect, (supplemental notes)
Black-Body Radiation, (supplemental notes)
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
see Preston&Dietz, p 277ff
Condensed Matter & Statistical Physics
see also Preston&Dietz, p 139ff
The Hall Effect and Conductivity in Ge
see also Preston&Dietz, p 303ff
Chaos Observed with a Buckled Beam, (supplemental notes)
New experiment development
Last modified by Chen-Yu Liu 01/15/2008