PHYSICS 100

Fall 2025

Using a 1.0 MV Tandem Electrostatic Pelletron Particle Accelerator

to do Materials Analysis by PIXE

Syllabus

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.

Guidelines for Lab Reports

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.