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The Zeeman effect in Mercury

The anomalous Zeeman splitting of the green line of mercury is observed using a Fabry-Perot Interferometer. The value of the Bohr magneton is obtained and the polarization of the line is studied. The experiment complements the lectures on the Zeeman effect and gives experience in the measurement of magnetic fields and in high-resolution spectroscopy.

Practicalities

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Electronics, signal processing, etc.
Computation: simulation, analysis, etc.
Dexterous experimentation

Tom Plunkett

The experiment takes place in the optics lab (Room 140, Physics building SB.AU.14, Sandy Bay)

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Content

Lab notes

Additional resources

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Etalon specifications

  1. Light Machinery part number OP-7423-3371-5: Fused Silica, finesse >30, FSR , Thickness  ↩