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  Session: The Wonderful World of AJP
  Paper Type: Invited
  Title: Zeeman Effect Experiment with High-Resolution Spectroscopy for Advanced Physics Laboratory
  Meeting: 2018 Winter Meeting: San Diego, CA
  Location: N/A
  Date:
  Time: 9:00AM
  Author: Andrew Taylor,,
503-413-9182, as.taylor@outlook.com
  Co-Author(s): Alex Hyde, Oleg Batishchev
  Abstract: An experiment studying the physics underlying the Zeeman effect and Paschen-Back effect is developed for an advanced physics laboratory. We have improved upon the standard Zeeman effect experiment by eliminating the Fabry-Perot etalon, so that virtually any emission line in the visible spectrum can be analyzed. Emitted light from a ~1T magnet is analyzed by a Czerny-Turner spectrograph equipped with a small-pixel imaging CCD. The experiment was taught as part of the Principles of Experimental Physics course at Northeastern University to a combination of graduate/undergrad students. Zeeman’s original sodium experiment is recreated, and the splitting of argon and helium lines is measured as a function of field strength. The students analyze the proportionality of the splitting magnitude to both the B-field strength and lambda squared. The Bohr magneton is calculated and compared to theory. Student feedback is positive, citing the ability to experimentally witness a quantum mechanical effect.
  Footnotes: David Jackson
  Presentation: AAPT 2018 Winter Meeting - Andrew S Taylor - Zeeman Effect for Advanced Physics Lab - Final.pptx

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