Electron pitfractton - De

Broglie
WavelengEh

Aim

To ob S e r v e the diffract ion of eledtron on POlycrystalline

grap hitee and confirm wave nature of electrons.

the De Broglie's
To calculate and Compa both

Nave length
an d Bragg's
ectron.
the knetic energ of
To calulate

APParatus Required

tube.
diffraction
E Le ctron

* Tube Holder.

Highh voltage POwer

SuPPly

m u l t i m e t e r

Analoque

Fornulae used
Brag9's Wavelength

b e t w e e n
tWo adjacent
Seperation

Where, d the

Planes.
the rings
diameter oof and
b c t w e e n
graphitC target
i s tance

L
mm
sCreen = 135
FloreScenu

Wavelen 9th
2 De Broglie's

J2me V
Where m mass OF ele ctron

e of elect ron
Charge
C o n s t a n t

h -
Planck's

Applied voltage
V
the electrr,
electron,
3
kinetic energy o

K P=ev
2 m

the
m and e are res pectively momentum.
Where P,
the electrons.
mass and chare o

Drog am

ELedron
Beom e

Crystal atorntt Elect

Plones dfo

Figuve 1 DiFfractton from Figure 2: Difraction from

Single crystals aLarge number o
Gun microcry stal
FilamerM Heater Cathode Anede
Volta --

Externat Graphite Scrcen

ias tarqet
Cathole can
VA
Ansde
CuTrent
Fiqure : Schemasc dtagram
of ele ctron
diffrack ion tube.
 1 a c a n t Stde

carbo atomn

d n e

oute

FRqure 4 Atomic Structufe Flgure 5: Paralel atomic

Sible
For
oF gro-ph ite Planes respon
the observations,

DiFFraction Tube
Circuit Diagram of Electron
Figure 6

Tabulation:

S No Diameter of the ring dBraggs De 6molie

Voltage
(kV) VSC LC TR A)m (A) m
MSR c m Phm

cm cm

Ring 12.2 7 6 o 2-21 213 19Kt

38
Ring 2 39 00 3-93 123 19xi
2 Ring 1 2 5 0.0 2.15 213 1x1"
44 Ring
.
3.5 0.DI 3 58|1231-63 xio
Ring 1 2 D 209|213 -65 xio
3 5 1 3 x Io
Aing 2 3 3 0 DI 3:32 |123 5t K1
 calculation
1 .1 0raggs Wavelength

V 3.8kv (Ring 1)

A213 A10x 2-21 x 10

1 19 1o M

2x 13S X10

V 3.8 kv (Ring 2)

23x 1D 3. 13 x o0
I79 x IO m

2135 XIO

V 44 (Ring 1
2
10
x 2.15
-

213 x to = 1.10 X D m
2 X135 1o3

V= 4:4 ky Ring 2
-2

123 x 1o 3.5 8 x 1o
1 6 3 Xlo m
2. &135 x 1o

V 5k CRing 11
2

A 213 XD X2 09 o
= 65 x
- m
is" m
135
-3
2

V = SW CRing2)

X 3.32 Xlo
123 x1D
A= 1 51 1o
35 x (o
22
2 De Broglie Wavelenqth
V 38 kV

-34
66 26 o

2x Xto X 6 1o x 3.8 1o

V 44 kV

-34
66 26 x D

2 x .I x 1o' x 6 x l o x 3.8 ID

-I1
35 X 1D m

V =5 kV
-34
66 26 X 1

I6 x lb x 5 x 1o3
2x 9-I x 10"

-
= 1: 1 3 o m

3Kinetic PEnergy

V= 3.8 kV
X 10
3.8 X t 668
K = :6 x 1o x
V 44 kY
3 104 I J
K 6 X 10
 V=5kV
-19 3 - 16
K =lb X 1o 5 X (o 8 x 1D J

De broglie wave length's mean

= 1 99 + 85 t 74=5
5:58= 86 x io
3
3

Bragg's Waveleng th 's mean

d= 213 pm
19 +11 tl:65 5 =14
2* I7 1o
-

3
3

d 12 3 pm

=179 +I:63+ 15|_ 1 3

-64 x 10 m

Result

1 De Broglie Wave le ngth ofelectron =!: 86 XIn m

2 Bragg's wa velength of electron

2 1 3 pm jD m
For -

X 1o
For 123 pm =|64

Kinetic energy O F e l e c t r n = - : h t . X 10
-16
3