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Pre-lab Question 1: What is the aurora and, briefly, how does it work? (If your text book doesnt
have enough information look on the web).
Pre-lab Question 3: Given that the Earths magnetic field strength in Perth is 5.8x10-5 Wb m-2,
what is the maximum displacement of the beam spot due to the Earth
expected for this experiment if the accelerating voltage is 300V?
Do you think any part of this field is due to sources other than the Earth? Why?
What is the maximum displacement of the beam spot due to the ambient field? __________ mm.
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