Geiger and Marsden conducted their research under the supervision of Ernest Rutherford at the University of Manchester. Their work primarily focused on the scattering of alpha particles by gold foil, which led to the discovery of the atomic nucleus. This research was pivotal in advancing the understanding of atomic structure.
Ernest Rutherford developed the first nucleus and electron model of the atom. It was based on experiments conducted by Geiger and Marsden.
Ernest Rutherford worked with scientists like Hans Geiger and Ernest Marsden on the famous gold foil experiment. These collaborations led to the discovery of the atomic nucleus and revolutionized the understanding of the structure of the atom.
How about a ton of drawings and illustrations? Use the link below and there will be more than you can do. By the way, the experiment is usually called the Geiger-Marsden Experiment as it was done by these two researchers. There is a link to the Wikipedia post on this experiment below as well.
Rutherford, Geiger and Marsden observed that a beam of alpha particles is deflected on a gold foil. They concluded that this effect is due to a positive entity in the atom. And they discovered the atomic nucleus, separate from electrons and the model of Thomson become obsolete.
The experiments were being done by Ernest Marsden, and Hans Geiger, under the supervision of Ernest Rutherford.
They were under the supervision of Rutherford
Hans Geiger, Ernest Marsden (under Ernest Rutherford).
Geiger and Marsden's experiment took place in a vacuum to minimize interactions between the alpha particles and air molecules. This allowed them to study the deflection pattern of alpha particles by the gold foil accurately, without interference from air molecules that could scatter the particles in unpredictable ways.
Sir Ernest Rutherford worked with other notable scientists such as Hans Geiger, who collaborated with him on the famous Geiger-Marsden experiment that led to the discovery of the atomic nucleus. Rutherford also mentored future Nobel laureates like Niels Bohr and James Chadwick during his career.
Very many, and much to say about all of them. Try these in Wikipedia for a start: Aristotle, Dalton, Rutherford, Geiger and Marsden, Chadwick, Bohr.
Ernest Rutherford developed the first nucleus and electron model of the atom. It was based on experiments conducted by Geiger and Marsden.
Dmitri Ivanenko proposed the idea of a neutron and proton nucleus in 1932, the nucleus was itself discovered in 1911 by Ernest Rutherford while reviewing the famous Geiger--Marsden experiment of a few years previous.
In the Geiger and Marsden experiment, alpha particles were fired at a thin gold foil. They observed that while most alpha particles passed straight through, some were deflected at large angles and even back towards the source. This led to the conclusion that the majority of the atom's mass is concentrated in a small, positively charged nucleus, causing the deflections.
This information could not be retrieved without EXTENSIVE research. See the below site for a definition of a Marsden Motion.
Both the Curies, Newton, Faraday, Einstein, Rutherford, Marsden, Geiger. In other fields, Darwin, Wallace, Mendel, Piaget, Freud. That's enough to go on with.
If Geiger and Marsden had used magnesium foil instead of gold in their famous scattering experiment, they would have observed less scattering due to the lighter mass and lower atomic number of magnesium compared to gold. This would have resulted in the alpha particles penetrating the foil with less deflection, leading to different conclusions about the structure of the atom.
Ernest Rutherford worked with scientists like Hans Geiger and Ernest Marsden on the famous gold foil experiment. These collaborations led to the discovery of the atomic nucleus and revolutionized the understanding of the structure of the atom.