Equipment List:

1. Electron Diffraction Set up
   
   

   • Electron Diffraction Tube
   • Tube Holder S
   • Kilovolt Power Supply
   • Power Cord
   • Wires:
     
     

     • Red Banana Cord (Male to female needed for the older Tube Holders with a male banana plug at G7)
     • 2 x Black Banana Plug (Shrouded Preferred)
     • Blue Banana Plug (Shrouded Preferred)
     • Yellow Banana Plug (Shrouded Preferred)
2. Light Wave Interference Set up
   
   

   • Optics Track
   • Green Diode Laser
   • Green Diode Laser Power Supply
   • Wireless Diffraction Scanner
   • 2 x Wireless Diffraction Scanner Screw
   • USB A to Micro cable (plug this in to the computer and scanner immediately to begin charging)
   • Track Nuts There needs to be at least 2 in the track
3. Caliper
4. Bar Magnet

Electron Diffraction Bulb Wiring Guide:

1. Red Banana Cord: G7 to ( + ) Red High Voltage Terminal
2. Black Banana Cord: F3 to 6.3V AC Terminal (polarity does not matter)
3. Black Banana Cord: F4 to 6.3V AC Terminal (polarity does not matter)
4. Blue Banana Cord: C5 to ( - ) Blue High Voltage Terminal
5. Yellow Banana Cord: C5 to ( ⏚ ) High Voltage Terminal
   (this cord will be plugged into the back of the blue cord already in C5)

Notes and tests:

• Only Install The Bulb With Gloves On
• To test the Electron Diffraction Setup:
  
  

  1. Double check the wiring.
  2. Turn on the power supply and wait 10 seconds for the heater to warm up. There should be a red glow in the tube when it's ready
  3. Slowly turn the voltage up to 5000 Volts. Be sure not to exceed 5000 V!
  4. Let the lamp sit for a minute or two then check how bright the rings are. You may need to dim the room lights.
  5. Slowly reduce the voltage to 0 Volts. The diffraction rings should get larger as the voltage goes down, and turn off completely around 2000 V.
  6. Turn off the power supply
• To set up and test the Light Wave Interference Setup:
  
  

  1. Unplug the charing USB cable from the light-sensing scanner (light sensor henceforth). The bluetooth connection needs to be tested without the sensor plugged in.
  2. Place the light sensor on the right side of the track with the yellow measuring tape side of the track facing you.
  3. Screw the two long screws into the track nuts in the track.
  4. Turn on the light sensor.
  5. Open Capstone on the computer and choose the "Light Intensity vs Position" QuickStart Experiment
  6. Connect the light sensor to Capstone:
     
     

     1. Open Hardware Setup
     2. Select the Diffraction Position Sensor with the code matching the one on the back of the light sensor at your table
     3. If there are issues connecting, try connecting it while the USB cord is plugged in first to see if the issue is with the sensor or the computer
     4. The computers need to have a bluetooth dongle plugged into a USB port somewhere. Check to see that it is there
  7. Place the laser on the left side of the track and plug the power cord into the Laser.
  8. Place the diffraction slit accessory about 5 cm from the laser with the printed side facing the laser and rotate the wheel until it is set to the 0.02mm single slit.
  9. Turn on the laser and use the vertical and horizontal adjustment screws to aim the laser at the slit.
  10. Center the light sensor's slit on the middle of the diffraction pattern
  11. Click Record in Capstone and move the light sensor through the diffraction pattern to ensure that the sensor is taking data. Stop recording.
  12. Close Capstone then turn off the laser and sensor.
  13. Plug the light sensor back into the computer to allow it to charge.