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Quadrature Michelson Interferometer
QM Data Analysis
Quardrature Michelson Alignment
Setup 1: Quadrature Interferometery Based on Elsworth and James: "An optical screw with a pitch of one wavelength"
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Old Quadrature Setup
Quadrature Parts List
Setup3 Theory (Mathematica & PDF Files Attached)
Setup 2: Dobosz Usuda and Kurosawa
Setup 2: Theory
Teachspin Metal Film Beam Splitter
Saturated Absorption Spectroscopy using an ECDL
Single Photon Quantum Interference Lab
Alignment Home
Down Conversion Alignment
Alignment_Down_InitialData
Anticorrelation Parameter for direct Down-Conversion (A/B detector)
Hardy's Test
Hardy Test Results
Hong-Ou-Mandel Interferometer Alignment
Interferometer Alignment
Polarized Red Laser Alignment
Pump Steering
Beamsplitter Experiment
HeNe Laser Experiment
Single Photon Entanglement Experiment
Single Photon Experiment
Single Photon Interferometer
SPQI Computer Interface
SPQI Computer Interface - Verilog Code
SPQI Equipment
SPQI Equipment Cage Assembly
SPQI Equipment Visible Filter
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Speckle Interferometer
Observing Vibrational Modes of Metal Plates
Speckle Interferometer Setup
Surface Plasmon Resonance
Hong Ou Mandel Lab
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Advanced Notes on Data Fitting for Physical Science
Basic Notes on Data Plotting and Fitting in MATLAB for Physical Science
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2003 - Spring
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2008 - Spring
2009 - Spring
2010 - Spring
2011 - Spring
2012 - Spring
S12AccousticRangeMeasuringTechniques
S12AngularCorrelationPositronAnnihilaion
S12ConductivityInPlatinum
S12CyclotronResonance
S12EfficacyOfThermalGrease
S12EnergyDistributionOfCosmicRays
S12EnergyDistributionOfDefectStates
S12GammaRayBackgroundEmissionCDMS
S12HelmholtzResonancesInHelium
S12MeasrementOfFluidVelocity
S12MeasurementOfTranslationalDiffusionConstant
S12MeasuringSpeedOfLight
S12MeasurmentOfThermalExpansion
S12MicrowaveInducedPhotovoltage
S12MolecularTumblingOfMyosin
S12MossbauerSpectroscopy
S12NMR
S12QualityFactorMagneticMaterials
S12SpeedOfSecondSoundHe
S12SpeedSoundInBubblyLiquid
S12WeakForce
2013 - Spring
s13AcousticBandgapinaPeriodicWaveguide
S13AngularCorrelationofGammaRaysfromCobalt60
S13BrownianMotion
S13ChaoticSpring
S13CharacterizationofGammaShieldfortheK100DilutionRefrigerator
S13ChemicalCompositionandTemperatureoftheSun
S13CherenkovRadiation
S13DiffuseOpticalTomography
S13FluorescentLifeTimeoftheSingletState
S13FMR
S13FourierTransformofLight
S13HallEffect
S13HelmholtzResonatorinSuperfluidHelium
S13HeNeLaswers
S13IndirectElectronTunneling
S13LiquidCrystalReflectivity
S13MagneticSusceptibilityLiquids
S13MeasuringMuons
S13Moessbauer
S13NMR
S13PulsedNMR
S13ScintillatorTelescope
S13ST_Apparatus
S13ST_FutureImprovements
S13ST_MonteCarlo
S13ST_References
S13ST_Results
S13ST_Theory
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
S14_DLS_Results
S14_DLS_Theory
S14ThermalConductivity
S14ThermoelectricGenerators
S14TimeDilation
S14YoungsDoubleSlit
2015 - Spring
S15C02LeakRate
S15ChaoticCircuit
S15CherenkovRadiation
S15CrystalSizeDetermination
S15DoubleSlit
S15DynamicLightScattering
S15FluctuationCorrelationSpectroscopy
S15FourthSound
S15GammaRaySpectroscopy
S15GeneralRelativity
S15HeNeLaser
S15MieScattering
S15MossbauerSpectroscopy
S15MotilityAssay
S15NMR
S15PrismAutoCollimation
S15ProteinDiffusion
S15SLD
S15SpeedofLight
S15SpeedofSound
S15SplitCylinderResonators
S15SPQI
S15ThermoacousitOscillator
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
S17_MoessbauerSpectroscopy
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
SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE AT A SILVER-AIR INTERFACE
SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE AT A SILVER-AIR INTERFACE
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
PHYS4052W Spring 1998
PHYS4052W Spring 1999
PHYS4052W Spring 2000
PHYS4052W Spring 2001
PHYS4052W Spring 2002
PHYS4052W Spring 2003
PHYS4052W Spring 2004
PHYS4052W Spring 2005
PHYS4052W Spring 2006
PHYS4052W Spring 2007
PHYS4052W Spring 2008
PHYS4052W Spring 2009
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
ProjectListTemplate
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
Methods of Experimental Physics (MXP)
S16_MagneticReversions
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