InternshipDetails
Designation:Basic practical course in physics
Lecture:

Dr Reiner Haupt

Internship supervision:

Dr Reiner Haupt

Room:House 19, Room 19-105
Laboratory:

Physics

Contents

Test overview

Field of physics

Abbreviation for experiment

Description of the

Mechanics

M1

Spring and torsional vibrations

 

M2

Torsional vibrations

 

M4

Flow resistance and buoyancy

Electrical engineering/optics

E1

Electric field

 

E2

Magnetic field

Nuclear physics

K1

Basic experiments in nuclear physics I (statistics, alpha radiation, distance law)

 

K2

Basic experiments in nuclear physics II (half-life and attenuation of beta radiation)

Thermodynamics

W1

Calorimetry

 

W2

Linear expansion of solids

 

W3

Joule-Thompson effect

 

W4

Adiabatic gas oscillator

 

W5

Vapour pressure and critical point

 

W7

Stirling engine

Experiment M1: Spring and torsional vibrations

  • Determination of the directional size of two coil springs by strain measurement
  • Determination of the directional magnitude of two coil springs by measuring the period of oscillation
  • Determination of the torsional modulus of several drill rods

Experiment M2: Torsional vibrations

  • Determination of the angular directrix of a spiral spring
  • Proof of the validity of Steiner's theorem
  • Determining the moment of inertia of differently shaped bodies

Experiment M4: Flow resistance and buoyancy

  • Measurement of the flow resistance of various bodies as a function of cross-section and dynamic pressure
  • Measurement of lift and drag of flat plates as a function of dynamic pressure and angle of attack

Experiment E1: Electric field

  • Investigation of the dependence of the spatially constant electric field strength in the plate capacitor on the voltage and the plate spacing
  • Investigation of the dependence of the capacitance of a plate capacitor on the plate area and the plate spacing

Experiment E2: Magnetic field

  • Investigation of the dependence of the magnetic flux density on the excitation current inside a long coil
  • Investigation of the spatial dependence of the magnetic flux density on the symmetry axis of various coils and simple wire loops
  • Investigation of the dependence of the maximum flux density of the coils on their length and number of turns and in the wire loops on the radius and number of turns

Experiment K1: Basic experiments in nuclear physics

  • Investigation of the frequency distribution of pulse rates of a radioactive preparation
  • Determination of the range of alpha radiation from americium-241 in air
  • Investigation of the distance dependence of the pulse rate for the radioactive radiation of strontium-90 in air

Experiment K2: Basic experiments in nuclear physics II

  • Investigation of the frequency distribution of the pulse rate of natural radioactivity
  • Determination of the half-life of the short-lived uranium by-product protactinium Pa-234 m after separation from uranium-238
  • Investigation of the attenuation of beta radiation from strontium-90 in various solid materials

Experiment W1: Calorimetry

  • Determining the heat capacity of a calorimeter
  • Determination of the specific heat capacity of 3 different solids

Experiment W2: Linear expansion of solids

  • Determining the linear expansion coefficients of various solid materials

Experiment W3: The Joule-Thomson effect

  • Determination of the Joule-Thomson coefficient for N2 and CO2

Experiment W4: The adiabatic gas oscillator

  • Determination of the adiabatic exponent of air, nitrogen and carbon dioxide using the adiabatic gas oscillator

Experiment W5: Vapour pressure and critical point

  • Observation of the liquid level of sulphur hexaflouride (SF6) during heating and cooling in the pressurised chamber
  • Determination of the critical temperature of sulphur hexaflouride

Experiment W7: The Stirling engine

  • Determining the heat output of the burner
  • Determination of the energy dissipated by the unloaded motor by determining the area in the pV diagram for one revolution
  • Determination of the mechanical and electrical power output as a function of speed
  • Calculation of the efficiency of the Stirling engine for the case of maximum useful output