10 Charged particle physics

Instructional Experiments on Charged Particle Instrumentation

(and some related theory papers)

-charged particle sources & thermionic emission

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Brody, S. B. and S. R. Singer (1970), "Experiment on thermionic emission of electrons," Am. J. Phys. 38, 1044.

Dodd, J. G. (1971), "An experiment on electron emission," Am. J. Phys. 39, 1159-1163.

Greenslade, T. B., Jr. (1991), "A new tube for Richardson-Dushman experiments," Am. J. Phys. 59, 957-958.

Knudsen, A. W. (1985), "Boltzmann temperature: an instructional experiment for the advanced laboratory," Am. J. Phys. 53, 409-415.

Kraftmakher, Y. (1998), "Calorimetric determination of the work function," Am. J. Phys. 66 (3), 225-7.

Luke, K. L. (1974), "An experiment on thermionic emission using a nuvistor triode," Am. J. Phys. 42, 847-856.

Pearlstein, E., G. Swift, and K. Wright (1976), "Thermionic emission experiment using a phototube," Am. J. Phys. 44, 1184-1186.

Swanson, R. and B. R. Thomas (1979), "Duofilament alkali ion source," Am. J. Phys. 47, 290-291.

Wagner, C. and H. H. Soonpaa (1994), "A simple picoammeter for thermionic emission measurements," Am. J. Phys. 62 (5), 473-4.

Wall, C. N. (1966), "The Ferranti guard ring diode. Magnetron determination of e/m," Am. J. Phys. 34, 73-74.

Turvey, K. (1990), "Test of validity of Maxwellian statisitcs for electrons thermionically emitted from an oxide athode," Eur. J. Phys. 11, 51-59.

Jones, R. (1979), "Design of hot cathodes for plasma and electron physics experiments," Phys. Educ. 14, 198-199.

-charged particle optics

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Bhiday, M. R., S. W. Gaud, and P. L. Kanitkar (1977), "Versatile optical bench for teaching, development, and testing of electron and ion optical systems," Am. J. Phys. 45, 382-383.

Cederberg, J., R. Thomas, and D. Bartz (1990), "An approximate image solution method for the electrostatic quadrupole lens," Am. J. Phys. 58, 257-261.

Coombes, C. (1979), "Erratum: "Energy change in deflecting plates" [Am. J. Phys. 47, 555 (1979)]," Am. J. Phys. 47, 922.

Coombes, C. A. (1979), "Energy change in deflecting plates," Am. J. Phys. 47, 555.

Geissler, P. and J. Zadunaisky (1974), "Electron optics for biologists: physical origins of spherical aberrations," Am. J. Phys. 42, 1002-1005.

Helmer, J. C. (1966), "Intensity of electron beams," Am. J. Phys. 34, 222-227.

Kendall, B. R. F. and H. M. Luther (1966), "Apparatus for teaching and research in electron physics," Am. J. Phys. 34, 580-584.

Kendall, B. R. F., H. M. Luther, and D. R. David (1969), "Apparatus for studying the principles of electron physics," Am. J. Phys. 37, 855-857.

Romagnoli, R. J. (1972), "Electron optics: a topic of a computer applications course," Am. J. Phys. 40, 401-404.

Salandin, G. A. and M. Vascon (1981), "Cartan's rule in particle optics," Am. J. Phys. 49, 491-492.

van der Merwe, J. P. (1980), "Electron optics cannot be taught through computation?," Am. J. Phys. 48, 569-576.

-cathode ray tubes

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Fukai, J., G. D. Thaxton, and E. T. Kinzer (1983), "Crookes's tube electron beam deflection by hand," Am. J. Phys. 51, 572-573.

Jarvis, W. H. (1980), "e/m using demonstration cathode ray apparatus," Phys. Educ. 15.

-mass spectrometer

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Friedman, M. H., J. E. Campana, L. Kelner, and E. H. Seeliger (1982), "The inverted pendulum: a mechanical analog of the quadrupole mass filter," Am. J. Phys. 50, 924-931.

Mathieson, E. and T. J. Harris (1969), "The quadrupole mass spectrometer," Am. J. Phys. 37, 1054-1059.

Shaheen, S. A., A. M. Shapiro, and F. D. Becchetti (1998), "An advanced laboratory in nuclear-isotope mass spectroscopy," Am. J. Phys. 66 (12), 1048-55.

dos Santos, J. M. F., A. M. F. Trindade, J. F. C. A. Veloso, and C. M. B. Monteiro (2004), "Residual gas analysers in an undergraduate vacuum laboratory: a simple experiment involving direct quantitative measurements," Eur. J. Phys. 25 (4), 469-73.

Gondar, J. L. and B. Costa (1999), "The mass spectrograph revisited," Eur. J. Phys. 20 (6), 469-75.

-electron & ion cyclotron resonance

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Arbel, D., Z. Bar-Lev, J. Felsteiner, J. Genossar, A. Peled, and A. Rosenberg (1992), "Effect of cyclotron resonance on the microwave detection properties of a glow discharge plasma," Am. J. Phys. 60, 79-82.

Bloch, S. C., H. R. Brooker, and G. J. KeKelis (1970), "Absorption and emission of energy at electron cyclotron resonance," Am. J. Phys. 38, 443-449.

Elmore, W. C. (1975), "Cyclotron resonance of electrons trapped in a microwave cavity," Am. J. Phys. 43, 305-307.

Orr, J. and R. Wolfson (1990), "Cyclotron resonance effects on a fluorescent lamp plasma," Am. J. Phys. 58, 968-73.

-charged particle traps & manipulators

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Dehmelt, H. (1990), "Less is more: experiments with an individual atomic particle at rest in free space," Am. J. Phys. 58, 17-27.

Epstein, L. (1965), "Electrostatic suspension," Am. J. Phys. 33, 406.

Krotkov, R. V., M. T. Tuominen, and M. L. Breuer (2001), ""Franklin's Bells" and charge transport as an undergraduate lab," Am. J. Phys. 69 (1), 50-5.

Newbury, N. R. and C. Wieman (1996), "Resource letter TNA-1: trapping of neutral atoms," Am. J. Phys. 64 (1), 18-20.

Ouseph, P. J. and C. L. Davis (2001), "Walking a charged pith ball perpendicular to an electric field," Am. J. Phys. 69 (1), 88-90.

Owe Berg, T. G. (1969), "Apparatus for suspension of charged particles and droplets," Am. J. Phys. 37, 859-860.

Owe berg, T. G. and T. A. Gaukler (1969), "Apparatus for the study of charged particles and droplets," Am. J. Phys. 37, 1013-1018.

Robertson, S. and R. Younger (1999), "Coulomb crystals of oil droplets," Am. J. Phys. 67 (4), 310-15.

Ruby, L. (1996), "Applications of the Mathieu equation," Am. J. Phys. 64 (1), 39-44.

Rueckner, W., J. Georgi, D. Goodale, D. Rosenberg, and D. Tavilla (1995), "Rotating saddle Paul trap," Am. J. Phys. 63 (2), 186-7.

Sackett, C., E. Cornell, C. Monroe, and C. Wieman (1993), "A magnetic suspension system for atoms and bar magnets," Am. J. Phys. 61, 304-309.

Smetana, C., D. Alexander, S. Robertson, K. Vilkaitis, and B. Walch (1996), "A spherical electrostatic orrery," Am. J. Phys. 64 (11), 1356-61.

Stoller, R. (1978), "Electrostatic painting," Am. J. Phys. 46, 435-436.

Thoma, M. H., M. Kretschmer, H. Rothermel, H. M. Thomas, and G. E. Morfill (2005), "The plasma crystal," Am. J. Phys. 73 (5), 420-4.

Winter, H. and H. W. Ortjohann (1991), "SImple demonstration of storing macroscopic particles in a "Paul trap"," Am. J. Phys. 59, 807-813.

Biewer, T., D. Alexander, S. Robertson, and B. Walch (1994), "Electrostatic orrery for celestial mechanics," Am. J. Phys. 62 (9), 821-828.

Gov, S., S. Shtrikman, and H. Thomas (2000), "1D toy model for magnetic trapping," Am. J. Phys. 68 (4), 334-43.

Kretzschmar, M. (1991), "Particle motion in a Penning trap," Eur. J. Phys. 12, 240-246.

Nasse, M. and C. Foot (2001), "Influence of background pressure on the stability region of a Paul trap," Eur. J. Phys. 22 (6), 563-73.

-electron microscope

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Ast, D. G. (1971), "Optical simulation of the origin of contrast in the electron microscope," Am. J. Phys. 39, 1164-1168.

Burstyn, H. P. and A. A. Bartlett (1975), "Critical point drying: application of the physics of the PVT surface to electron microscopy," Am. J. Phys. 43, 414-419.

Conover, C. W. S. and J. Dudek (1996), "An undergraduate experiment on X-ray spectra and Moseley's law using a scanning electron microscope," Am. J. Phys. 64 (3), 335-8.

Matteucci, G. and C. Beeli (1998), "An experiment on electron wave-particle duality including a Planck constant measurement," Am. J. Phys. 66 (12), 1055-9.

Silverman, M. P., W. Strange, and J. C. H. Spence (1995), "The brightest beam in science: new directions in electron microscopy and interferometry," Am. J. Phys. 63 (9), 800-13.

Kawasaki, T., G. F. Missiroli, G. Pozzi, and A. Tonomura (1997), "Three- and four-beam electron interference experiments," Eur. J. Phys. 18 (1), 7-14.

-miscellaneous papers on charged particle instrumentation

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Bammann, D., E. Lesniak, and T. A. E. C. Pratt (1972), "Construction and possible uses of an electron linear accelerator," Am. J. Phys. 40, 16281635.

Burns, J. A. (1981), "Ball rolling on a turntable: analog for charged particle dynamics," Am. J. Phys. 49, 56-58.

Cunningham, R. L. and j. Ng-Yelim (1965), "Ejectionof atoms from metallic single crystals," Am. J. Phys. 33, 1064-1069.

Fukai, J., G. D. Thaxton, and E. T. Kinzer (1983), "Crookes's tube electron beam deflection by hand," Am. J. Phys. 51, 572-573.

Gilgenbach, R. M. (1988), "low-voltage models of particle accelerator circuits," Am. J. Phys. 56, 822-824.

Guy, A. G. (1985), "Application of classical physics to electronic devices," Am. J. Phys. 53, 339-343.

Haneman, D. (1966), "Visual observations of low-energy electron beams," Am. J. Phys. 34, 289-290.

Huggins, E. R. and J. J. Lelek (1979), "Motion of electrons in electric and magnetic fields; introductory laboratory and computer studies," Am. J. Phys. 47, 992-999.

Kit-fun, H. (1970), "Visualizing dispersion of a space charge due to mutual repulsion," Am. J. Phys. 38, 927.

Maslokovets, N. D. (1972), "Two new apparatuses for lecture demonstration [Brownian motion simulator and linear accelerator for charged sand]," Am. J. Phys. 40, 761-762.

Mass, N. D. (1975), "Model of a linear accelerator," Am. J. Phys. 43, 277-278.

McCleelan, G., E. M. DSidwall, and C. J. Rigby (1978), "Experiments on the photelectric effect and on the diffusion of electrons in gases," Am. J. Phys. 46, 832-839.

Owe Berg, T. G. (1969), "Apparatus for suspension of charged particles and droplets," Am. J. Phys. 37, 859-860.

Owe berg, T. G. and T. A. Gaukler (1969), "Apparatus for the study of charged particles and droplets," Am. J. Phys. 37, 1013-1018.

Robinson, L. C. and C. Schmidt-Harms (1975), "Chirping and dechirping of streams of charged particles," Am. J. Phys. 43, 94-97.

Varney, R. N. (1981), "Falsification by space charge of electron beam energy measurements," Am. J. Phys. 49, 425-428.

Yu, K. W., W. K. Chung, and S. S. Mak (1991), "Computer simulation of space charge," Am. J. Phys. 59, 454-458.