Image: Geiger-Marsden diagram

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Description: A diagram of the apparatus used by Geiger and Marsden in their famous gold foil experiment. This diagram is from a 1913 paper by Hans Geiger and Ernest Marsden, The Laws of Deflexion of a Particles through Large Angles. A - rotating platform B - metal cylinder C - airtight joint D - diaphragm (to create a narrow beam of particles). F - metal foil M - microscope P - glass plate R - radium S - zinc sulfide screen T - tube for pumping out air A 3D model based on this diagram is available at File:Geiger-Marsden apparatus CGI mock-up.png
Title: Geiger-Marsden diagram
Credit: http://groups.uni-paderborn.de/cc/lehrveranstaltungen/_aac/vorles/skript/kap_2/kap2_4/ruther.html
Author: Ernest Rutherford
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