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PHYS054 HM - Modern Physics Laboratory

Credit(s): 1

Instructor(s): Eckert, Staff

Offered: Spring

Description: Classical experiments of modern physics, including thermal radiation and Rutherford scattering. Nuclear physics experiments, including alpha, beta and gamma absorption, and gamma spectra by pulse height analysis. Analysis of the buildup and decay of radioactive nuclei.

Corequisite(s): PHYS050 HM  and PHYS052 HM