Staff Sign-Off Sheet (RUT)
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II. Staff Sign-Off Sheet (RUT)
III. Error Analysis Notes
Rutherford Scattering
You must watch the Radiation Safety video, and get a Radiation Ring in the Physics 111-LAB before you use the apparatus in this experiment.
Your report will not be accepted until you have turned in your ring.
Ring #______________ Issued ____________________________ Returned______________
Staff Signature ___________________________________________________ Date ______________
Student's Name ___________________________________________________
Partner's Name ___________________________________________________
Pre-lab Discussion Questions
View The Rutherford Scattering Video.
It is your responsibility to discuss this lab with an instructor on the first day of your scheduled lab period. This signed sheet must be included as the first page of your report. Without it you will lose 1/3 of a grade for the report (e.g. A- B+). You should be prepared to discuss at least the following before you come to lab:
- Read the following: Book by A. C. Melissinos, "Experiments in Modern Physics", Academic Press, New York, 2003, the section Rutherford Scattering.
- What is the Rutherford scattering formula? Define or explain each of the terms in the formula. What is a scattering cross section? How is the cross section related to what you actually measure in the experiment?
- Why is it difficult to obtain data at large scattering angles?
Staff Signature ___________________________________________________ Date ______________
Completed on the first day of lab? (circle) Yes / No
Mid-lab Questions
- By day five you should have enough data to demonstrate the angular dependence of Rutherford scattering. Show it to an instructor and ask for a signature.
Staff Signature ___________________________________________________ Date ______________
Completed on the fifth day of lab? (circle) Yes / No
INCLUDE THIS SHEET AS THE FIRST PAGE OF YOUR REPORT
