Apparatus

Here are notes on some of the apparatus used in the experiments:
 

• A beam of gamma or X-rays showing secondary electrons ejected
• Alpha particles scattering analogue (plastic hill and ramp)
• Alpha particle tracks bent in a very strong magnetic field
• Alpha particle tracks including a collision with a helium nucleus
• Alpha particle tracks including a collision with a hydrogen nucleus
• Alpha particle tracks including a collision with a massive nucleus (e.g. nitrogen or oxygen)
• Alpha particle tracks showing their short range
• Alternative radioactive source for the diffusion cloud chamber
• Beta particle tracks
• Beta particle tracks bent in a much weaker magnetic field
• Connector box
• Constant head of pressure apparatus
• CO₂ cylinder (syphon type)
• Current balance
• Earthquake table
• Electric motor, fractional horsepower
• Forces and energy demonstration box
• Galvanometer, sensitive to e.g. 3.5–0–3.5 mA, 10 ohm resistance
• Gold leaf electroscope
• Hand stroboscope
• Hinged platform made from two pieces of hardboard
• Infra-red receiver
• Infra-red transmitter
• Iron filings
• Iron filings in a pepper pot
• Jelly 'fibre' approx 22 cm long
• Liquid nitrogen (or liquid air), supply of
• Malvern energy transfer kit (click on link to see what this includes)
• Model rail section
• Mounted transformers
• Oil film kit
• Oscilloscope
• Power supply, low-voltage ('Westminster pattern' very-low-voltage supplies are best)
• Protactinium generator
• Radiant heater, 300-watt
• Ray box
• Ray boxes, 2
• Ray box or lamp (12 V 24 - 48 W)
• Ripple tank and accessories
• Rotating disc, motor-driven
• Set of absorbers (e.g. paper, aluminium and lead of varying thickness)
• Setting up Young's experiment with light
• Smoke box
• Spark counter
• Telescope mount or metre rule with Plasticine or Blu-Tack
• Track circuit relay and signals unit
• Van de Graaff generator
• Variable resistor, 20 ohm, 3 W
• Vibration generator to generate continuous waves
• Xenon stroboscope