Tag Archives: particles and waves

the photoelectric effect⤴

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We learned about the photoelectric effect this week.  This video has a similar demonstration to the gold leaf electroscope experiment I showed you in class and includes an explanation of the process. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR4T1IlM2Jw Click on the picture below to download the simulation we used to investigate the effect of irradiance on frequency on photocurrent.  You’ll be prompted … Read more

introduction to particle physics⤴

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There’s a nice guide to particle physics on The Particle Adventure web site.  The site has it’s own free apps for android & apple devices that are worth installing.

Here’s Prof Cox with a two part summary of particle physics.

 

and a short video with just the quarks

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlv06lSAC7c

The video below was made before the Higgs boson was confirmed, so please bear that in mind.  It’s still a nice video though.

 

Learn about the world’s largest neutrino detector in Antarctica.