Blackbody Radiation

Max Planck, Planck’s constant Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck Found an empirical formula which fit the measured blackbody curve Found an empirical formula which fit the measured blackbody curve Looked for way to derive this empirical formula Looked for way to derive this empirical formula Photo from

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The Photoelectric Effect

Photoelectric Effect Intuition What would a plot of current vs. light intensity look like? What would a plot of current vs. light intensity look like? What would a plot of current vs. voltage look like? What would a plot of current vs. voltage look like? What would a plot of threshold voltage vs. light frequency look like? What would a plot of threshold voltage vs. light frequency look like?

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The Photoelectric Effect

Wave Theory of Light and the Photoelectric Effect Existence of a threshold voltage Current increases with intensity Threshold is a function of light frequency No intensity threshold No time delay Fairly monochromatic electron energies

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Photons and Work Functions

Light is incident on a Zinc plate (Φ=4.31 eV). Only one of the following lights will cause the electrons to be emitted from the surface, which one is it. A. Infra-red B. Visible C. Ultra-violet

What is the velocity of the electrons coming off the metal?

A beam of ultra violet light is incident on the metal ball of an electroscope (hf > Φ) that is initially negatively charged. The electroscope... Losses its negative charge.

A beam of visible light is incident on the metal ball of an electroscope (hf < Φ) that is initially negatively charged. The electroscope.. Nothing happens— even after a long time.

Why does UV light give you a sunburn?

Discussion question: 400-nm wavelength light strikes a metal surface, a stream of electrons emerges from the metal. If the intensity of the light striking the surface is doubled, A. More electrons are emitted in a given time interval. B. The electrons that are emitted are more energetic. C. Both of the above D. Neither of the above

Discussion question: When 400-nm wavelength light strikes a metal surface, a stream of electrons emerges from the metal. If the 400-nm light is replaced with 300 nm and the lamp is adjusted so that the intensity of the light striking the surface is the same as it was for the 400-nm light. With the 300-nm light, A. More electrons are emitted in a given time interval. B. The electrons that are emitted are more energetic. C. Both of the above D. Neither of the above

Discussion question: A beam of ultra-violet light is incident on the metal ball of an electroscope that is initially uncharged. Does the electroscope acquire a charge? A. Yes, it acquires a positive charge. B. Yes, it acquires a negative charge. C. No, it does not acquire a charge.

Double Slit Interference

Single Photon Interference

X-Ray Tube

In the Compton experiment, the wavelength of the scattered light is ______________ the wavelength of the incident light. A. Longer than B. The same as C. Shorter than

Compton Scattering of a “Photon” e-e- Before e-e- After Are you pondering what I’m pondering? Yes, but how will we ever get that many rubber bands? No you buffoon! Why do you need x-rays to see this?