Experiment: Determination of the Velocity of Light
(115 V, 50/60 Hz)

Experiment: Determination of the Velocity of Light (115 V, 50/60 Hz), 8000694 [UE4060100-115], Velocity of light

Voltage:

115V, 50/60 Hz
230V, 50/60 Hz
Objective: Determine the velocity of light from the transit time of short light pulses

The fact that light is propagated at a finite speed can be demonstrated by a simple transit time measurement. This is achieved by using very short light pulses of only a few nanoseconds duration and determining the time for them to travel out and back over a distance of several metres, which is measured by an oscilloscope. From the transit time and the distance from the transmitter to a triple-prism reflector one can calculate the velocity of light.

Mains voltage: 115 V (±10 %), 50/60 Hz

Delivery scope

Speed of Light Meter (115 V, 50/60 Hz), 1000881 [U8476460-115], Speed of Light

Speed of Light Meter
(115 V, 50/60 Hz)

1000881 [U8476460-115]
Digital Oscilloscope 2x100 MHz, 1020911 [U11835], Oscilloscopes

Digital Oscilloscope 2x100 MHz

1020911 [U11835]
Barrel Foot, 900 g, 1001045 [U8611200], Tripods and Barrel Feet

Barrel Foot, 900 g

1001045 [U8611200]
Stainless Steel Rod 1500 mm, 1002937 [U15005], Rods

Stainless Steel Rod 1500 mm

1002937 [U15005]
Universal Clamp, 1002830 [U13255], Clamps

Universal Clamp

1002830 [U13255]
Pocket Measuring Tape, 2 m, 1002603 [U10073], Measurement of Length

Pocket Measuring Tape, 2 m

1002603 [U10073]
Optical Bench U, 500 mm, 1002626, Optical Bench U

Optical Bench U, 500 mm

1002626
Optical Rider U, 75 mm, 1022450, Optical Bench U

Optical Rider U, 75 mm

1022450
Item No.: 8000694 [UE4060100-115]