Bubble chamber experiment help

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The discussion centers on the challenges faced in conducting a bubble chamber experiment, specifically regarding data collection and the calculation of the radius of curvature. Participants emphasize the importance of understanding tan planes and provide resources, including a manual from Florida State University and a formula page for calculating the radius of curvature. The suggested figures for analysis are figures 3 and 4, which contain critical data for the experiment.

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  • Understanding of bubble chamber experiments
  • Familiarity with radius of curvature calculations
  • Knowledge of tan planes in physics
  • Ability to interpret experimental figures and data
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  • Review the bubble chamber manual from Florida State University
  • Study the radius of curvature calculation methods on the provided formula page
  • Analyze figures 3 and 4 for data extraction
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For this experiment, you don't have to go into the lab. I thought it would be a breeze but I was wrong. The problem I'm having is collecting the data. The figures given are to be used to find the data but I don't know what I'm looking at and how to find the tan planes. Is there someway to explain this or give an example to help me get started? Here's the address to the manual: http://www.hep.fsu.edu/~wahl/phy4822/expinfo/BC/bchamb.html. File too big to attach.
 
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Radius of curvature

Perhaps the calculation of the radius of curvature has you stumped. Check out this page
http://www.liutaiomottola.com/formulae/sag.htm
From there you should be able to calculate the radius of curvature in figure 3 or 4, and the angles you can measure directly.

Hope this helps.
 

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