Flat Top Optical Slider

Details

9AA200 - Lab Hardware

Demo use only

Instances

Instance #324
G2B20A - Demo West (Duane Physics)
Good - Normal Wear Demo use only

Used in these demonstrations

Optical rail with concave mirror in cross clamp, unlit candle in glass holder on flat carriage, foam core board divider, translucent screen, and labeled flags marking focal point F and center of curvature C
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Center of Curvature

A candle and translucent screen on an optical rail show how image location, size, and orientation change as the object moves relative to the focal point and center of curvature …
Projected soap film vibrating at a resonant frequency, showing concentric circular nodal rings with iridescent pink, yellow, and green thin-film interference colors against a dark background
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Normal Modes of a Circular Membrane

Visualizes normal mode vibrations of a circular membrane using a speaker-driven soap film and optical projection. Students observe distinct nodal patterns at resonant frequencies, extending standing wave concepts from 1D …
Complete setup with laser and rotating mirror mount on left, water tank on wooden block on right; green beam enters the water from below, reflects and refracts at the water-air surface
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Rotating Mirror beside Water Tank

Students observe total internal reflection at a water-air interface by sweeping a laser beam through a range of incident angles. The reflected beam visibly brightens as the angle approaches critical, …

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Demo use only

This equipment supports lecture demonstrations and cannot be reserved directly — it is assigned automatically as part of a demonstration. To use it, request a demo that includes it.