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      • S12AccousticRangeMeasuringTechniques
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    • 2013 - Spring
      • s13AcousticBandgapinaPeriodicWaveguide
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      • S13SecondSoundHe2
      • S13SinglePhotonQuantumInterference
      • S13SpecialRelativityMuon
      • S13SpeedLightLaser
      • S13SpinNoiseSpectroscopy
    • 2014 - Spring
      • S14CherenkovRadiation
      • S14DiffuseOpticalTomography
      • S14DNAFlowStrechingMicroscope
      • S14FluidPropertiesofArtificialCytoplasm
      • S14HallEffect
      • S14HelmholtzResonator
      • S14HolographicInterferometry
      • S14MeasuringtheSpeedofLight
      • S14MoessbauerSpectroscopy
      • S14MRFluid
      • S14MuonSpeedMeasurement
      • S14NMR
      • S14OpticalTweezers
      • S14PropertiesofHeNeLasers
      • S14QuantizedNatureofConductance
      • S14RamanScattering
      • S14ReverberationTime
      • S14SinglePhotonQuantumInterference
      • S14SpeedofSecondSound
      • S14SpinNoiseSpectroscopy
      • S14TemperatureDependenceofNanoSizedPolystreneSpheres
        • S14_DLS_Apparatus
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        • S14_DLS_Theory
      • S14ThermalConductivity
      • S14ThermoelectricGenerators
      • S14TimeDilation
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    • 2015 - Spring
      • S15C02LeakRate
      • S15ChaoticCircuit
      • S15CherenkovRadiation
      • S15CrystalSizeDetermination
      • S15DoubleSlit
      • S15DynamicLightScattering
      • S15FluctuationCorrelationSpectroscopy
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      • S15GeneralRelativity
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      • S15MieScattering
      • S15MossbauerSpectroscopy
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      • S15ProteinDiffusion
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      • S15SpeedofLight
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      • S15SplitCylinderResonators
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      • S15Ultrasound
      • S15VibratingString
    • 2016 Fall
      • Development of a Variable Spectral-Width, Wavelength Tunable Laser Using A Super- Luminescent Diode
      • F16FerroFluid
      • F16GuitarString
      • F16HighFieldMRI
      • F16LateralRetentionForce
      • F16NMR
    • 2017_Spring
      • Modeling a Driven Thermoacoustic Oscillator with the Adler Equation
      • S17-GammaSpectroscopy
      • S17_BallRodInterferometer
      • S17_CherenkovRadiation
      • S17_DLS
        • 1) Theory
        • 2) Experimental Set Up
        • 3) Results
        • 4) Conclusion
        • 5) References
      • S17_FourthSound
      • S17_FOXSI
      • S17_JosephsonJunction
      • S17_KerrEffect
      • S17_LightAbsorption
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      • S17_NMR
      • S17_PairProduction
      • S17_QuadratureInterferometer
      • S17_RefractiveIndex
      • S17_SpeckleInterferometer
      • S17_SPQIMachZehdner
      • S17_StellarInterferometer
      • S17_ThermalDiffusivity
      • S17_ThomsonJumpingRing
      • S17_Young'sDoubleSlit
      • S17_ZeroMagnetizationState
      • S17plasticscintillator
      • SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE AT A SILVER-AIR INTERFACE
        • SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE AT A SILVER-AIR INTERFACE
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        • SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE AT SILVER-AIR INTERFACE
    • Fall 2018 Projects
      • F18_Josephson
      • F18_NMR
      • F18_Speed_of_Light
      • Pressure Dependence of Thermal Diffusion in Aluminum
    • fall-2019
      • f19electronpositron
      • f19MCO
      • f19speedoflight
        • Measuring the Speed of Light Using a HeNe Laser
        • Speed of Light - Kat Couteaux
    • fall-2020
      • F20EPR
      • F20MieScattering
      • F20QuantizedConductance
      • F20SpeedofLight
        • Measuring the Speed of Light -Caitlyn Kloeckl
      • F20Thermal_Imaging
      • F20Ultrasound
      • F20VideoMicroscopy
      • Fall 2020 Measurement of Muon Time of Flight
      • Investigating Local Realism in the context of Quantum Mechanics
        • Single and Correlated Photons
        • Troubleshooting
      • Young’s Double Slit Experiment with Single Photons and Quantum Eraser
        • Abstract
        • Conclusion
        • Experimental Setup
        • Introduction
          • Quantum Eraser
          • Quantum Markers
        • Results
        • Theory
    • Fall_2017
      • F17_HOMeffect
      • F17_Mössbauer Spectroscopy
      • F17_NMR
      • F17_WGM
    • PHYS4052W Spring 1997
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    • PHYS4052W Spring 2010
    • PHYS4052W Spring 2011
    • PHYS4052W Spring 2016
      • An Analysis of the Vibrational Energy Levels of Diatomic Nitrogen in Transitions Between Electronic States
      • Demonstrating Light Quantization & Testing Local Realism
      • High Speed Photographic Analysis of Waves on a Guitar String
        • Apparatus
        • Results and Conclusions
        • Theory
      • Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Liquid Crystals in the Nematic Phase
      • S16_BallRodInterferometer
        • Introduction
      • S16_CherenkovRadiation
      • S16_ElectrolysisofWater
      • S16_EPR
      • S16_FCS
        • Conclusion
        • Experimental Setup
        • Results
        • Theory
      • S16_FourthSound
      • S16_MagneticReversions
      • S16_MieScattering
      • S16_MoonDistance
      • S16_NMR
      • S16_RadiationDamage
      • S16_SaturatedAbsorptionSpectroscopy
      • S16_SLD Variable Spectral Width Wavelength Tunable Light Source using a Superluminescent Diode
      • S16_SpeedofLight
      • S16_SuperfluidTransition
      • S16_ThermalDiffusionImaging
      • S16_WeakNoiseExtraction
        • Conclusions and Future Directions
        • Experimental
        • Result
        • Theory
      • S16_Young'sDoubleSlit
      • S16_Young'sModulus
      • The Josephson Effect
        • Experimental Setup
        • Introduction
        • References
        • Results
        • Theory
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    • Spring 2018
      • S18_Analyzing a Vibrating Guitar String using High-Speed Photography
      • S18_Analyzing/Building PID Controller
      • S18_Control of an Unstable Pendulum
        • Conclusion
        • Data
        • Experimental Setup
        • Introduction
        • References
        • Results
        • Theory
      • S18_Dynamic Light Scattering
      • S18_Exploration of the Ball-Rod Physical System Using an Optical Interferometer
      • S18_Inducing Ferromagnetic Resonance d(FMR) in Yttrium Iron Garnet (YIG) to observe Gilbert Damping and Nonlinear Effects
        • Abstract
        • Introduction
        • Setup
        • Theory
      • S18_Investigating the Dielectric Loss Tangent and Resistivity of Crystalline Silicon
      • S18_Josephson Junction
      • S18_Measurement of Fourth Sound Velocity of Liquid Helium
      • S18_Measuring Cosmic Ray Muon Momentum from Cherenkov Radiation
      • S18_Mie Scattering
        • Weiner, Rust, and Donnelly
      • S18_Moessbauer Spectroscopy of Iron Compounds
      • S18_Optimizing and modelling protein expression in a cell-free system
        • Optimizing and Modeling Protein Expressions in a Cell-Free System
      • S18_Search for Lightly Ionizing Particles (LIPs) with CDMS Data
      • S18_Single Photon Quantum Entanglement and Young's Double Slit Experiment
      • S18_Speckle Interferometry (w/ digital camera) Observing Vibrational Nodes of Metal Plate
        • Additional Images
      • S18_Spin Noise Spectroscopy of Potassium Vapor
      • S18_Thermal Diffusion Imaging and Modeling of Heat Flux in Various Metals
        • Analysis
        • Experimental Setup
        • Recommended Improvements
        • Results and Conclusion
        • Theory
      • S18_Thermoacoustic Oscillator by an External Sound Source
      • S18_Time of Flight and Energy of Cosmic Muons
      • S18_Torque and Susceptibility in Superconducting Cuprates
      • S18_Whispering Gallery Modes
      • S18_Young's Double Slit Experiment with Single Photons and Quantum Eraser
        • Apparatus
        • Conclusion
        • Introduction
        • References
        • Results
        • Theory
      • S_18 Investigating Quantum Conductance in Gold Wire
      • Spectral Resolution and Energy Efficiency for FOXSI III Silicon Detectors
        • Introducion
      • SPR Home
        • 1 Theory
        • 2 Experimental Set-Up
        • 3 Analysis
        • 4 Results and Conclusion
        • 5 Recommended Improvements
    • Spring 2019 Projects
      • Beat Frequencies and Hermite-Gaussian Modes of an Open Cavity HeNe Laser
      • Determining Planck's Constant by Measuring the Integer Quantum Hall effect in Graphene
        • Apparatus and Procedures
        • Data and Analysis
        • Looking Forward
        • Preparation of the Graphene
        • Theory
      • Determining Viscosity of the Nucleoplasm in U2OS Cells Using Fluctuation Correlation Spectroscopy
      • Measuring Properties of the Piezoelectric Crystal Using A Quadrature Michelson Interferometer
      • Measuring the Kinetic Energy of a Vortex using Laser Velocimetry
      • Moessbauer Spectroscopy With Quadrature Interferometery
      • S19 Josephson Junction
      • s19 Velocity of 1st Sound Near the Lambda Point & Solid Helium
      • S19_DLS
        • Noise Considerations
      • s19ChaoticRotor
      • s19FCSdiffusion
      • s19HolographicVideoMicroscopy
      • s19NMR
      • s19quantumconductance
      • s19RemnantMagnetization
      • s19SiGe_Conductivity
      • s19spqi
      • s19Ultrasound
      • s19wattbalance
        • Additional Resources
        • Code Samples and Analysis
        • Pictures
    • Spring 2021
      • Construction of a Wavelength-tunable External Cavity Laser
      • Measuring the Inverse Piezoelectric Effect of Bone
      • Measuring the momentum distribution of cosmic ray muons
      • Quantum Conductance in Gold Wire
      • s21_Amorphous Silicon
      • s21_crystalsilicon
      • s21_DLS
      • s21_magneticremanance
      • s21_moessbauer
      • s21_NMR
      • s21_pairannihilation
      • S21_SpeedofLight
      • s21_spqi
      • s21_VideoMicroscopy
      • s21_wavemeter
      • Surface Plasmon Resonance
        • Experimental Set-Up and Data Analysis Methods
        • Future Experiments and Tips
        • Results and Conclusions
        • Theory
      • Time of Flight of Cosmic Ray Muons
    • Fall 2021 Projects
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