Physics 120

Physics in the 21^st Century

Reading Assignment and Quiz for Sept 7, 2005

Browse the Jefferson Lab Virtual Tour Web Pages at:

http://education.jlab.org/sitetour/acceleratormap.html

and other pages at www.jlab.org

Read the CERN Courier Article on theTime Projection Chamber at

http://www.cerncourier.com/main/article/44/1/26

Answer the following three questions:

1. What is the element Niobium used for principally at Jefferson Lab?
2. What is the SULI program?
3. What is a “Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM)”

Email your answers to phys120@physics.odu.edu