PIRA 6A20.15 - Reflection from Curved Surfaces: Parallel Lasers and Curved Mirrors

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Instructions / Notes:

• Two parallel shown below can be aim to either a convergent or divergent mirror.
• Room lights need to be as dim as possible or even turned-off.
• Photo below is enhanced and shows the demo from a distance of 4 feet.
• This demo is difficult for students sitting in the back rows to see.

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Photo Shows the Apparatus Used at the University of Texas at Austin.

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Drawing is by Courtesy of the University of Minnesota.

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Last Updated 4/98 - University of Texas at Austin Physics Dept. - All Rights Reserved.