Product Summary
The Ray Table provides an excellent viewing surface for ray optics. The square tab helps align the Basic Optics Light Source. The table can be rotated about its axis to quickly change the incident angle of the ray. The resulting angles of reflection and refraction are easily measured directly off the polar grid printed on the table.
The included acrylic cylindrical D lens simplifies the experiment by having the rays bend at only one surface. Investigate Snell’s Law for both cases of rays either entering or leaving the acrylic.
In addition, there is a slot for an optional polarizer (such as found in the Polarizer Set OS-8473 or the Basic Optics System OS8515D). This allows the students to find Brewster's Angle for the acrylic D lens.
Features
- Two-piece construction allows the table to be rotated
- Printed polar grid for easy measurements
- D-shaped lens allows rays to bend at only one surface
What's Included
Experiment Library
Perform the following experiments and more with the Basic Optics Ray Table.
Visit PASCO's Experiment Library to view more activities.
College • High School / Physics
Use Snell’s Law of refraction to experimentally determine the index of refraction of a D-shaped acrylic lens.
College • High School / Physics
The purpose of this experiment is to determine the index of refraction of acrylic by finding Brewster’s Angle.
College / Physics
Use Snell’s Law of refraction to experimentally determine the index of refraction of a D-shaped acrylic lens.
College • High School / Physics
In this experiment you will explore how the intensity and polarization of light changes when reflected from the surface of a transparent medium, and then compare your experimental results to a theoretical value known as Brewster's...
College / Physics
Experimentally confirm the Law of Reflection for flat, concave, and convex mirrors.
College / Physics
Explore how the intensity and polarization of light changes when reflected from the surface of a transparent medium, and then compare the experimental results to a theoretical value known as Brewster's Angle.
