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Physics laboratory and activity manual second edition mark fairbank editor. There is an introduction chapter and five experiments. Participates in experiments across bnls nuclear and particle physics. Advanced experimentation laboratory university of california, berkeley contents 1 nuclear magnetic resonance cw and pulsed description nmr2 2 before the 1st day of lab2 3 nmr pictures 3 4 objectives 3 5 introduction 4 6 theory 5 7 magnet 8 8 nmr head 8 9 nmr box 8 10 block diagram 9 11 samples 9. Application of virtual instrumentation in nuclear physics. Below is a list of all articles, highlights, profiles, projects, and organizations related specifically to nuclear physics. Predicting the halflife of a radioactive isotope 10. Home page nuclear physics group university of illinois at. March 26, 2018 submission deadline for letter of intent.
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