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Physics 3313 - Lecture 5 2/9/2009 1 3313 Andrew Brandt Monday February 9, 2009 Dr. Andrew Brandt 1. Particle Properties of Waves 2. Photoelectric Effect
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Physics 3313 - Lecture 5

2/9/2009

Monday February 9, 2009Dr. Andrew Brandt

1. Particle Properties of Waves2. Photoelectric Effect

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Chapter 2 Particle Properties of Waves

• Classically we perceive particles and waves as different objects• Particles: baseball, dust, electrons have properties such as charge,

momentum and mass and can be counted as discrete objects• Waves: vibrating strings, water, sound, light have wave properties such as

superposition, diffraction, and interference, and are measured by wavelength, frequency, and intensity (not discrete objects)

• Modern Physics introduces wave-particle duality: in the microscopic world neither particles nor waves but aspects of both

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Electromagnetic Waves• 1864 James Clerk Maxwell suggested that accelerating charges generate coupled

E+M waves that travel indefinitely through space, both perpendicular to each other and direction of motion

• Changing magnetic field produces a current/electric field: Faraday’s Law:

• From symmetry if then etc. implies traveling waves with a velocity ; visible light is EM waves (not vice-versa)

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E B B E

dV Ndt

0 01/c

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Wave Properties of Light

• Superposition: adding wave amplitudes• Constructive interference• Diffraction: bending of light around corners• All support wave nature of light• Wavelength, period, frequency

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Photoelectric Effect• Light illuminating a surface causes emission of “photo-electrons” (visible

spectrum)—first observed in Hertz experiment which posthumously validated Maxwell’s predictions

• Simple device for measuring photo-electric effect

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2max max 0

12

KE mv eV

V0 is retarding potential: voltage abovewhich no p.e.’s reach collector plate

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Properties of Photoelectric Effect• Existence of photoelectric effect was not a surprise:

light waves carry energy which could dislodge an electron (like an ocean wave moving a pebble) , but the details were surprising

1) Very little time (nanoseconds) between arrival of light pulse and emission of electron, wheras might expect time for accumulation of enough energy (several eV) to liberate electrons

2) Electron energy independent of intensity of light (bright light liberates more photoelectrons, not more energetic ones). Classically intensity is proportional to square of amplitude, so expect higher energy with higher intensity .

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Photoelectric Effect Properties (cont.)

3) At higher frequency get higher energy electrons(blue 400 nm initiates p.e.’s with more energy than red

700 nm—takes larger potential V0 to stop then)

Minimum frequency (0) required for photoelectric effect depends on material:

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slope=E/ =h (planck’s constant)

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Einstein Explains P.E. Effect• Einstein 1905 (I had a good year) explained P.E. effect: energy of light not

distributed evenly over classical wave but in discrete regions called quanta and later photons (draw)

1) EM wave concentrated in photon so no time delay between incident photon and p.e. emission

2) All photons of same frequency have same energy E=h, so changing intensity changes number (I=Nh, where N is rate/area) but not energy

3) Higher frequency gives higher energy

• Electrons have maximum KE when all energy of photon given to electron.• is work function or minimum energy required to liberate electron from

material ( =h 0 )

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346.626 10 J sech

maxKE h 0h h

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Photoelectric Energy Formulas

using

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154.136 10 seceV 34

196.626 10 J1.6 10 JeV vE h s

c v8

15 2.998 104.136 10 / secE eV s m

61.240 10 eV m

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Example for Iron• a) Find given

• b) If p.e.’s are produced by light with a wavelength of 250 nm, what is stopping potential?

• =4.96-4.5 =0.46 eV (is this the answer?)• NO! it is V0=0.46V (not eV)

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0h

6

9

1.24 10 4.5250 10

eV m eVm

150 1.1 10 Hz

15 15 14.14 10 sec 1.1 10eV s 4.5eV

h max 0KE eV


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