RUT Pre-Lab
INCLUDE THIS SHEET AS THE FIRST PAGE OF YOUR REPORT.
Before the 1st Day of Lab
Student's Name: ______________________________________________________________
Partner's Name: ______________________________________________________________
Before the Lab
You must watch the Radiation Safety video, and get a Radiation Ring before you use the apparatus in this experiment. View the Rutherford video about this experiment online.
Ring # ______________ Issued (Date and Signed) __________________ Returned (Date and Signed) ________________
Your Report will not be accepted until you have turned in your ring.
Pre-lab Questions and Sign Off Sheet
It is your responsibility to discuss this lab with an instructor before your 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 grade points. You should be prepared to discuss at least the following before you come to lab:
- Describe Rutherford scattering. Read the following: Book by A. C. Melissinos, "Experiments in Modern Physics", Academic Press, New York, 2003, the section on 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 before the first day of lab? (circle) Yes / No
Mid-lab Questions and Sign Off Sheet
By day 4 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 fourth day of lab? (circle) Yes / No