Radiations
Department
of Physics and Astronomy
Carleton College
October 20,
Mid-term Break!
October 22, Iowa State
Engineering Programs
Wednesday,
10:30 a.m.-noon
Any students interested
in hearing about graduate engineering programs at Iowa State should come and
talk to their representative. See
Nelson for an appointment.
October 22, ÒWhat is a photon
anyway?Ó
Wednesday,
3:10-4:20 p.m., Olin 04
Mark
Schneider, Professor of Physics at Grinnell College and Carleton Class of 1977,
will give a talk on Wednesday, October 22 from 3:10 pm until 4:20 pm in Olin
04. The title of MarkÕs talk
is "What is a photon
anyway?" and this is a summary that he has sent:
I will give a quick overview of the theory of
photon interference, and then talk about how that theory is expressed in some
simple experiments. In the process
I'll talk about beam splitters, and "which-way" marking in
interference experiments--how that marking destroys the interference pattern,
and how the interference can be restored with a "quantum
eraser." It will make the
most sense to a student who has had a little intro to quantum mechanics (in
particular, a little bit about the 1D harmonic oscillator and maybe a brief
touch with quantum double slit interference), but I hope there will be some
intelligible moments even for quantum neophytes who know a little bit of waves
and optics. I'll aim for 50
minutes.
October 23,
Physics Table
Thursday, 12:00-1:00 p.m., LDC 113 (Fireplace Room)
All physics
students are invited to join the Department faculty and staff for lunch and
interesting conversation. We can
meet on 3rd Olin at 11:55 for the short walk to the dinning hall or you can
join us there.
October 24, Department Picnic
Friday,
4:00-6:00 p.m., Hill of Three Oaks (Super Lounge in case of rain or snow)
YouÕre all welcome to
join in the fun and food. There is
a sign-up sheet by the mailboxes for those not in Physics classes this term.
FYI
2004 REU and Internship Information
List of
REU and internship opportunities are also on the Carleton Physics Web page at http://webapps.acs.carleton.edu/curricular/physics/for_students/summer_jobs_internships/
High
Altitude Observatory, 2004 Summer Undergraduate Student Appointments for college
students who are enrolled in an undergraduate degree program. HOA Visitor
Committee, High Altitude Observatory, National Center for Atmospheric Research,
P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307-3000. Dr. Mark Rast at (303 (497-1589.
Deadline: January 3, 2004. Web site: http://www.hao.ucar.edu/public/inside/summer.html
University
of Wisconsin-Madison The Astronomy Department and the Astrophysics group of the
Physics Department will host a Research Experiences for Undergraduates program
in Astronomy and Astrophysics for the ten weeks from June 7 to August 14, 2004.
Applications are due on Feb 1, 2004.
http://wisp11.physics.wisc.edu/~reu/
The deadline for materials to be included in
Radiations is noon Thursday prior to the week you would like the information to
appear.