Physics 286, Sophomore Lab II (Modern Physics)
UMass Amherst Physics Department
Spring, 2008
Instructor: Prof. A. Dinsmore(E-mail)

4/1/08: Uploaded information handouts for Photelectric Effect (#6) and Millikan Oil Drop (#7) experiments.

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Albert Einstein, Time Magazine's Person of the Century 48 Fe atoms in a ring form a corral for surface electrons (IBM) Two defects on copper scatter surface electrons (IBM). The first laser in 1960
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Physics 286 presents experiments modern physics, including quantum mechanics, special relativity, and optics:
    1. Radioactivity
    2. Atomic spectra
    3. The Michelson interferometer
    4. The Franck-Hertz experiment
    5. Relativistic energy
    6. The Photoelectric effect
    7. The Millikan oil drop experiment

A. Dinsmore, Feb., 2008