PHYSICS 100
Fall 2025
Using a 1.0 MV Tandem Electrostatic Pelletron Particle Accelerator
to do Materials Analysis by PIXE
Class Lecture Notes
Lecture 1: - Wednesday 9/3/25
Lecture 1: & Lecture 2:- Friday 9/5/25
Lecture 2: & Lecture 3:- Monday 9/8/25
Lecture 3:- Wednesday 9/10/25
Homework
Assignment #1 - Due Monday, September 8, 2025 - Hand in during class - late assignments are not accepted.
Homework #1 Solutions - posted @
Assignment #2 - Due Wednesday, September 10, 2025 - Hand in during class - late assignments are not accepted.
Homework #2 Solutions - posted @
Assignment #3 - Due Friday, September 12, 2025 - Hand in during class - late assignments are not accepted.
Homework #3 Solutions - posted @
X-ray Table For the Homework #3 only and for Laboratory.
Laboratory
The lab is located in the basement of the Integrated Science and Engineering Complex (ISEC 072) and we'll meet by lab group in the lab at your scheduled time. The lab date will be on Friday, September 12, 2025. You do not have to come to class or lab if you are not scheduled to do the experiment.
Lab Summary - All lab Sumaries are due Monday, September 15, 2025 - Late lab reports are not accepted.
Lab Times:
A = Friday, September 12, 2025 from 11:45pm - 12:20pm
B = Friday, September 12, 2025 from 12:25pm - 1:00pm
C = Friday, September 12, 2025 from 1:05pm - 1:40pm
Lab Groups:
A: LB, DFA, SK, AW
B: ID, AH, MM
C: LDM, GK, CM
Study Guide for In Class Quiz given in class on Monday, September 15, 2025.