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Measuring the Change in the Refractive Index of Water with a Michelson Interferometer Tan, Andy

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The refractive index n of a substance varies as a function of temperature. A water-containing cell was placed in one leg of a Michelson interferometer, producing fringe shifts (laser interference patterns) on a screen as the water cooled. By counting the fringe shifts for each change in temperature of 1°C, a set of values for n could be created. These values agreed with values of n found in two separate papers to within 2 x 10⁻⁵.

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Title
Measuring the Change in the Refractive Index of Water with a Michelson Interferometer
Creator
Tan, Andy
Date Issued
2010-05-05
Description
The refractive index n of a substance varies as a function of temperature. A water-containing cell was placed in one leg of a Michelson interferometer, producing fringe shifts (laser interference patterns) on a screen as the water cooled. By counting the fringe shifts for each change in temperature of 1°C, a set of values for n could be created. These values agreed with values of n found in two separate papers to within 2 x 10⁻⁵.
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Report
Type
Text
Language
eng
Series
University of British Columbia. Science One Research Projects
Date Available
2016-11-22
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0107217
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/24818
Affiliation
Science, Faculty of
Campus
UBCV
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Undergraduate
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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