Physics Collection (page 103)

High temperature superconductor. Molecular model of part of the high temperature superconductor, YBCO-6. Superconductors transmit electrical current without any electrical resistance

Light rays. Light passes through slits, forming a set of diverging rays. This apparatus is useful in optics as refraction

Electron flow. Computer model representing the flow of electrons through a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG). The " gas" is composed of many free electrons

Muon and neutrino detector, artwork
Neutrino particle detector. Computer artwork of neutrinos (red lines) passing through the Earth and being detected by the Antarctic muon and neutrino detector array (AMANDA, bottom)

Candles under white light. Image 2 of 2. The candles appear in their natural colours under white light. Colour is the result of an object reflecting and absorbing different parts of the visible

Cyclotron particle accelerator being examined by scientists and technicians. This is a U-400 cyclotron at Russias United Institute for Nuclear Research

Magnetic field of a wire around a nail
Magnetic field of wire around a nail. Iron filings on a sheet of paper after the removal of a nail and the wire wrapped around it

Condensation on glass
Water droplets

5g electron orbitals, computer model. An electron orbital is a region around an atomic nucleus (not seen) in which one or a pair of electrons is most likely to exist

Refraction of light
Refraction. Two beams of white light, each passed through an equilateral triangular prism. The light is split into its component wavelengths, producing a spectrum

Concentric water ripples. Computer artwork of concentric water ripples radiating out from a central point

5gz4 electron orbital, computer model. An electron orbital is a region around an atomic nucleus (not seen) in which one or a pair of electrons is most likely to exist

Water condensation on a window. When warm water vapour hits a cool surface, such as this window, it condenses to form liquid water droplets

Crystal-based neutrino detector
Experimental neutrino detector. Dr Luca Gamberale, Pirelli Research Centre, Milan, next to a neutrino detector built by Joseph Weber in the 1980s

Magnetic attraction

Lead, SEM
Lead, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Lead is a heavy, soft, ductile metal. It is used in building technology, batteries and bullets

Non-magnetic iron sulphide
Demagnetisation of iron. Image 3 of 3. Iron sulphide being tested for magnetism with a bar magnet. The iron sulphide is not magnetic. Metallic iron is magnetic, and is attracted to a magnet

2s electron orbital, computer model. An electron orbital is a region around an atomic nucleus (not seen) in which one or a pair of electrons is most likely to exist

Induced current. Oscilloscope trace from an electric coil, showing a current flowing at the precise moment when a magnet is dropped through the coil

White light split into colours by a prism
Light spectrum. White light beam is split into its spectral colours as it passes out of a glass prism. White light consists of a mixture of wavelengths of light of different colours

Converging lens. Musical score being viewed through a converging lens. This magnifies the musical notes, making them easier to read. For the same scene through a diverging lens, see image A210/020

Chromatic aberration, seen through a lens that is also showing the words chromatic aberration. Unless it is engineered to be achromatic, a lens will separate light that passes through it

Linear particle accelerator. This is one end of a linear (straight) particle accelerator. Linear particle accelerators accelerate particles in a straight line

Crossing spectra of coloured light
Spectral colours. Various colour components of two white light beams, seen after refraction by prisms. Although most people are taught that there are seven colours in the spectrum

Electric field experiment
Electric fields apparatus, set up to demonstrate a linear field. The apparatus produces an electric field between the two plates at right and left

4f electron orbitals, cubic set, computer model. An electron orbital is a region around an atomic nucleus (not seen) in which one or a pair of electrons is most likely to exist

Inverted reflection in a spoon
MODEL RELEASED. Inverted reflection. Schoolgirl looking at her inverted reflection in the concave bowl of a spoon. To see her reflection the right way up when reflected in the convex back of

Crystal-based neutrino detector
Experimental neutrino detector. Technician holds a sapphire used in an experimental neutrino detector built by Joseph Weber in the 1980s

Magnetite. Magnetite, also known as lodestone, is a name given to either iron (III) oxide or iron (II) oxide. It is a naturally magnetic mineral

Interference pattern in a ripple tank. Waves from two sources are interacting with each other. At the point where a wave peak from one hits a wave peak from another, or a trough hits a trough

Magnetic field of a bar magnet. Iron filings on a sheet of paper after the removal of a bar magnet. The filings mark the lines of the bar magnets magnetic field

4p electron orbitals
2p electron orbitals, computer model. An electron orbital is a region around an atomic nucleus (not seen) in which one or a pair of electrons is most likely to exist

5dz2 electron orbital, computer model. An electron orbital is a region around an atomic nucleus (not seen) in which one or a pair of electrons is most likely to exist

Water droplets formed as condensation on a flat surface

Expansion of metal, image 2 of 2. The metal rod at right is seen to not fit into measuring device. The rod is hot here, and has expanded. When it was cool, it fitted the measuring device

Optical pattern. Computer model of patterns formed by bending a coloured transparent sheet. The flat structure is distorted, as seen by the distortion of the gridlines

Ruler vibrating
MODEL RELEASED. Ruler vibrating. This ruler is vibrating at its natural frequency (number of vibrations per second)

Collision experiment demonstrating linear motion

Molecular model. Ball and stick model of the structure of a crystalline molecule showing the regular array of two different types of atom (pink and blue) and the bonds between them

Yttrium oxide, AFM
Yttrium oxide molecules. Coloured atomic force micrograph (AFM) of molecules of yttrium oxide (Y2O3) on a thin film of yttrium. Yttrium compounds are used in superconductors and lasers

Particle tracks, equations and head
Particle tracks. Conceptual computer illustration depicting the increasing human understanding of particle physics as a head viewing subatomic part- icle tracks (orange)

Spectral colours in a prisma
Photograph of the spectral colours produced by passing white light through a prism

Soap film patterns sequence. The sequence starts at left and ends at right. Over time, under the influence of gravity, the soap film degrades and breaks up

Candles under red light. Image 1 of 2. Colour is the result of an object reflecting and absorbing different parts of the visible (light) spectrum

3p electron orbital, computer model. An electron orbital is a region around an atomic nucleus (not seen) in which one or a pair of electrons is most likely to exist

Refraction of light by glass block
Use of rectangular glass block to demonstrate light refraction

Reflection in a spoon
MODEL RELEASED. Reflection. Schoolgirl looking at her reflection in the convex back of a spoon. To see her reflection inverted when seen in the concave bowl of the spoon, see image A210/021

Magnets. Assortment of different magnets

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