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==Charge to Mass Ratio Lab 10/13/08== | ==Charge to Mass Ratio Lab 10/13/08== | ||
===Equipment Used=== | ===Equipment Used=== | ||
* | *(1) Uchida Yoko e/m Experimental Apparatus Model TG-13 | ||
* | *(1) SOAR DC Power Supply Model PS-3630 | ||
* | *(1) SOAR DC Power Supply Model 7403 | ||
* | *(1) Gelman Instrument Company Deluxe Regulated Power Supply (no visible model number) | ||
* | *(1) Fluke 111 True RMS Multimeter | ||
*(2) Amprobe 37XR-A True RMS Multimeters | |||
*(11) Pomona Electronics Banana Cables | |||
===Lab=== | |||
The official lab procedure is on Pages 15-20 of [http://www-hep.phys.unm.edu/~gold/phys307L/manual.pdf this lab manual]. | |||
I connected the appropriate cables to the power supplies, and I connected a voltmeter in series to the Helmholtz coils' power supply. I had difficulty in getting the power supplies to work; they would not register any current, or very low current. Aram showed me that my circuit was not complete, and that I had to turn a current knob on the apparatus to get current to flow. Referring to Alexander T. J. Barron's notebook, Aram and I connected voltmeters to every device in the circuit. I still got odd readings in the high-voltage power supply, so I attempted to hook up a voltmeter to it, but I got a slight shock. I therefore turned the HV power supply off before hooking anything to it. | |||
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Charge to Mass Ratio Lab 10/13/08Equipment Used
LabThe official lab procedure is on Pages 15-20 of this lab manual. I connected the appropriate cables to the power supplies, and I connected a voltmeter in series to the Helmholtz coils' power supply. I had difficulty in getting the power supplies to work; they would not register any current, or very low current. Aram showed me that my circuit was not complete, and that I had to turn a current knob on the apparatus to get current to flow. Referring to Alexander T. J. Barron's notebook, Aram and I connected voltmeters to every device in the circuit. I still got odd readings in the high-voltage power supply, so I attempted to hook up a voltmeter to it, but I got a slight shock. I therefore turned the HV power supply off before hooking anything to it. | |
