For the Rutherford (Geiger and Marsden) experiment with 5.5 MeV alpha particles on a 1 um gold foil, and for the six angles (decades) between 10-5 and 10° rad, calculate the Rutherford differential cross section (DCS), dor/d2, (a) without and (b) with screening. Represent both results graphically and draw conclusions.

For the Rutherford (Geiger and Marsden) experiment with 5.5 MeV alpha particles on a 1 um gold foil, and for the six angles (decades) between 10-5 and 10° rad, calculate the Rutherford differential cross section (DCS), dor/d2, (a) without and (b) with screening. Represent both results graphically and draw conclusions.

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For the Rutherford (Geiger and Marsden) experiment with 5.5 MeV alpha
particles on a 1 um gold foil, and for the six angles (decades) between
10-5 and 10° rad, calculate the Rutherford differential cross section (DCS),
dor/d2, (a) without and (b) with screening. Represent both results
graphically and draw conclusions.

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