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==Speed of Light Lab Summary== | ==Speed of Light Lab Summary== | ||
In the speed of light experiment, my partner [[User:Thomas_S._Mahony|Tom]] and I calculated a value for the speed of light using an LED circuit and a Photomultiplier tube. Our procedure for this lab was based on instructions provided by Professor Gold’s [http://www-hep.phys.unm.edu/~gold/phys307L/manual.pdf| manual]. My lab notebook including raw data , and our setup can be found [[User:Ryan_P._Long/Notebook/Physics_307L/2009/09/14|here]]. | In the speed of light experiment, my partner [[User:Thomas_S._Mahony|Tom]] and I calculated a value for the speed of light using an LED circuit and a Photomultiplier tube. Our procedure for this lab was based on instructions provided by Professor Gold’s [http://www-hep.phys.unm.edu/~gold/phys307L/manual.pdf| manual]. My lab notebook including raw data , and our setup can be found [[User:Ryan_P._Long/Notebook/Physics_307L/2009/09/14|here]]. | ||
==Data Summary== | |||
Our measured mean speed of light based on six trials: | |||
<math>2.9461 \pm 0.0437\times 10^{8} m/s</math> | |||
Revision as of 15:03, 27 September 2009
Speed of Light Lab Summary
In the speed of light experiment, my partner Tom and I calculated a value for the speed of light using an LED circuit and a Photomultiplier tube. Our procedure for this lab was based on instructions provided by Professor Gold’s manual. My lab notebook including raw data , and our setup can be found here.
Data Summary
Our measured mean speed of light based on six trials: [math]\displaystyle{ 2.9461 \pm 0.0437\times 10^{8} m/s }[/math]
