Verify energy-momentum equation in special relativity and learn β decay.

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Special relativity  (Project objectives)

Special relativity lab manual

Notes on vacuum pump

Lecture notes on nuclear detectors

MCA spectrum peak fitting with Origin 6

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Notes on radiation safety (By University Safety Office, CUHK)

Operate various nuclear detectors and learn α, β, γ spectroscopies.

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Nuclear detectors and spectroscopies (Project objectives)

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Verify Rutherford scattering and prepare targets for Rutherford scattering experiment.

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Rutherford scattering (Project objectives)

Notes on vacuum pump

Lecture notes on Rutherford scattering

Lecture notes on nuclear detectors

MCA spectrum peak fitting with Origin 6

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Notes on radiation safety (By University Safety Office, CUHK)

Measure cosmic muon flux.

Confirm high penetration power of cosmic muons and measure muon half-life.

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Muon lifetime measurement (Project objective)

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Learn different types of semiconductor diodes and their applications.

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Diodes (Project objectives)

Operation manual of SM-240 spectrometer

RTD Temperature vs. Resistance Table

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PASCO function generator PI-8127

Prepare CuNi alloy samples and study various magnetic properties and their field- and temperature-dependence.

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Magnetic property of Cu-Ni alloy (Project objectives)

Operation manual of Arc Melting Furnace

Lecture notes on X-Ray Diffraction (XRD)

Operation manual of Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM)

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B. D. Cullity, “Introduction to magnetic materials” (QC753.2.C84 1972)

Prepare two YBCO based high Tc superconductors;

Observe and measure several basic properties of high Tc superconductors.

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High Tc superconductors (Project objectives)

Note on preparation of YBCO

RTD Temperature vs. Resistance Table

4-point probe method for resistance measurement

Lecture notes on superconductivity

Lecture notes on X-Ray Diffraction (XRD)

Operation manual of Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM)

Demonstrate Lenz’s law with the jumping ring.

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Jumping ring

Verify the theory for coupled oscillators with arbitrary initial conditions using electrical circuits; Observe normal modes and determine their frequencies.

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Coupled oscillators (Project objectives)

Experiments on a coupled oscillator

ADG451_452_453 datasheet

SN74LS04N datasheet

Wilberforce pendulum (Project objectives)

MathCad Program (Fourier Transform) for Wilberforce pendulum experiment

Understand non-linear physics with soliton wave in water.

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Water wave and soliton (Project objectives)

Solitons in undergraduate laboratory

Operation manual of Resistance-voltage convertor

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Introduction to PASCO Capstone and the PASCO 850 Universal Interface

PASCO function generator PI-8127

Understand the principle of a heat engine and a heat pump (Peltier cooler); Measure the heat engine efficiency properly; Measure Seebeck coefficients as a function of temperature.

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Heat engine (Project objectives)

(PASCO) Thermal Efficiency Apparatus manual

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OMEGA Web Technical Temperature Reference

Understand the principle of pulse nuclear magnetic resonance (PNMR) and investigate spin coherence relaxation.

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Pulsed nuclear magnetic resonance (Project objectives)

(Teachspin) Pulsed nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer manual

Understand the principle of continuous wave nuclear magnetic resonance (CWNMR).

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Continuous wave nuclear magnetic resonance (Project objectives)

Understand the principle of optical Fabry-Perot cavity;

Learn light coupling into the cavity; Use optical cavity to analyze laser spectrum.

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Optical cavity (Project objectives)

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Thorlabs (Optical elements)

What is a CCD? (Spectral Instruments, Inc)

Mightex Systems (CCD Camera)

PASCO function generator PI-8127

Understand the operation principle and characterize a CCD camera.

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Charge-coupled devices (CCD) (Project objectives)

Operation manual of SM-240 spectrometer

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Thorlabs (Optical elements)

What is a CCD? (Spectral Instruments, Inc)

Mightex Systems (CCD Camera)

Generation and verification of single photons.

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Single photon interferometer (Project objectives and references)

Learn atomic structure of alkali atoms; Understand absorption and saturation absorption spectroscopies; Demonstrate saturation spectroscopy.

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Saturation spectroscopy (Project objectives)

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TeachSpin Diode Laser Spectroscopy

Brownian motion of nano-particles in fluid.

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Brownian Motion (Project objectives)

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Mightex Systems (CCD Camera)

ImageJ (Image processing and analysis software)