College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
7A60.10 - Crystal Structure using Electron Diffraction
Set the unit up as shown and according to the circuit diagram. Turn on the power supply and allow a short time for the filament to warm up. Push up the slide switch and observe the diffraction rings form. Aim the camera at the screen on the end of the tube. See the information in the files about tube parameters and target makeup. (Carbonized Graphite on Ni.)
- C. J. Calbick, " The Discovery of Electron Diffraction by Davisson and Germer", TPT, Vol. 1, # 2, May 1963, p. 63.
- Johanna L. Miller, "Electron diffraction sees hydrogen atoms", Physics Today, March 2017, p. 16-17.
- John M. Fowler, William Warren, "Lecture Demonstration of Electron Diffraction", AJP, Vol. 30, # 12, Dec. 1962, p. 891.
- W. Bolton, "Electron Diffraction", Book 2 - Waves and Particles, Physics Experiments and Projects, 1968, p. 53.
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