PHYS-C0310 - Teknillisen fysiikan laboratoriotyöt, Luento-opetus, 7.11.2021-22.5.2022
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Exercise 1.4 - Relativistic momentum of electrons
The content of the work
The aim of this work is to investigate whether the energy-receiving electrons in Compton scattering are classical or relativistic particles. In Compton scattering, the gamma quantum interacts with the free electron. In this work, different radioactive isotopes are used as a source of different energy gammas. The measuring equipment consists of a scintillation detector and a digital pulse analyzer.
Schedule
Exercise sessions can be reserved from this link: https://mycourses.aalto.fi/mod/scheduler/view.php?id=812795
NOTE: It is recommended that the same group will not choose both of the exercises 1.3 and 1.4 because they use basically identical equipment!
The first version of the report must be returned to the exercise assistant electronically no later than three weeks after making the measurements. The writing time for the second revised version, in turn, is two weeks, calculated from the assistant's invitation to the feedback session.
The reports will be returned to the assistant by email. Reports written only in English will be accepted.
Location
The exercise is carried out at the physics student laboratory U027, wich is located at the basement of the Otakaari 1 U-segment. You can come to the lab for example through the M-entry (take a right turn and down the stairs).
Material and measurements
Read carefully job-related material (theory and work
instructions), where more references can be found. Also read carefully
"Completing the course" and "Report writing instructions". Before
starting the measurements the assistant will ask preliminary questions
to make sure that the students have sufficient background knowledge to
perform the measurements. Both members of the working group must master
the central material, although only one of the students will write the
report. Be prepared to make notes during the measurements with pen and
paper or by some other means. If you cannot come to your reserved
exercise session, please inform the assistant in due time and make a new
appointment with the assistant.
To prepare yourself for the measurements, we also provide video demonstrations that are common for the exercises 1.3 and 1.4. They can be found under the instructions for the exercise 1.3.
Contact information
Richa Cutting
richa.cutting@aalto.fi