Simulated nuclear collisions

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Physics lab

Simulated nuclear collisions

Aim:

1. To simulate the relationship between the kinetic energy of a nuclear particle and it's stopping distance in a detection device.

2. To show that energy momentum are conserved in nuclear collisions.

Theory: Given in the lab sheet

Equipment: Given in the lab sheet

Procedure: Given in the lab sheet

Data collection:

Part1: Energy measurements

The stopping distances for each of the different trials, released at heights are recorded below:

Trial1: release height- 49.4cm ±0.1cm

Coin

Stopping distances/cm ± 0.1cm

1

84.1

88.4

86.4

2

71.7

78.4

82.0

Trial2: release height- 26.5cm ±0.1cm

Coin

Stopping distances/cm ± 0.1cm

1

44.8

47.1

46.5

2

37.0

38.0

42.5

Trial3: release height- 37.8cm ±0.1cm

Coin

Stopping distances/cm ± 0.1cm

1

52.4

54.9

56.5

2

47.6

52.9

53.0

Part2: One-dimensional collisions

The distances traveled by the target nickel for each of the different trials, released at different heights are recorded below:

Trial