Journal article
Experiment to Measure the Increase in Electron Mass with Velocity
American journal of physics, v 40(8), pp 1125-1130
Aug 1972
Abstract
An experiment is described for measuring the mass increase with velocity of relativistic electrons. A beta-ray spectrometer is used to momentum-analyze electrons emitted from a
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source, and a semiconductor detector is used to measure the energy of the electrons. The energy calibration of the semiconductor detector is established absolutely. The experimental results serve to verify the predictions of special relativity, and provide precise values for the electron rest mass and the speed of light.
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Details
- Title
- Experiment to Measure the Increase in Electron Mass with Velocity
- Creators
- Kenneth N. Geller - Drexel UniversityRichard Kollarits - Department of Physics, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
- Publication Details
- American journal of physics, v 40(8), pp 1125-1130
- Number of pages
- 6
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Academic Unit
- [Retired Faculty]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1972N120500011
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-79952492291
- Other Identifier
- 991019173943704721