Experiment 1
In this experiment you will pass an electron beam through a single Stern-Gerlach ananalyzer. The electrons coming out of the Electron Gun are in a random mixture of different quantum states. Double-click on the green arrow next to Experiment 1 in the navigation menu on the left to conduct the experiment.
- Can the results of this experiment be explained while maintaining the idea that each electron exists in a definite spin state? In other words, if you want to think of each electron as being definitely "spin up" or "spin down" (with respect to the x-axis) can you still explain the results of this experiment?
- Change the analyzer in this experiment so that it measures spin along the y-axis and redo the experiment. Comment on your results.