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Photoelectric Effect Model
written by Jose Ignacio Fernández Palop
The EJS Photoelectric Effect model simulates the Photoelectric effect discovered by Hertz in 1887 and described theoretically by Einstein in 1905. Light of a given frequency (energy) shines on a metal in a vacuum tube. If the energy of the photons is greater than the work function of the metal, W, electrons are ejected and can form a current in an external circuit. These photoelectrons will have a kinetic energy if the energy of the light is greater than the work function. If subjected to an electric potential between the plates in the tube, the electrons excited from the metal will be accelerated resulting in an increase, decrease, or stopping of the current. This model provides controls for the frequency of the light source and the external potential on the electron tube. An ammeter allows users to take data for the photo-current.


The EJS Photoelectric Effect model was created using the Easy Java Simulations (EJS) modeling tool.  It is distributed as a ready-to-run (compiled) Java archive.  Double clicking the ejs_qm_photoelectric.jar file will run the program if Java is installed.

Please note that this resource requires at least version 1.5 of Java (JRE).
1 source code document is available
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Quantum Physics
- Probability, Waves, and Interference
- Quantum Experiments
- Lower Undergraduate
- Upper Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
= Interactive Simulation
Material Category Lab Software Type Ratings
- Software Exchange
- Simulation
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application/java
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This material is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 license.
Rights Holder:
José Ignacio Fernández Palop
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Keywords:
EJS, Easy Java Simulations, OSP, Open Source Physics, Photoelectric, modern physcis, quantum mechanics
Record Cloner:
Metadata instance created July 15, 2010 by Mario Belloni
Record Updated:
April 25, 2017 by Bruce Mason
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J. Palop, Computer Program PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT MODEL (2010), WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10272&DocID=1772).
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J. Palop, Computer Program PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT MODEL (2010), <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10272&DocID=1772>.
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Palop, J. (2010). Photoelectric Effect Model [Computer software]. Retrieved December 12, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10272&DocID=1772
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Palop, Jose Ignacio Fernández. "Photoelectric Effect Model." https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10272&DocID=1772 (accessed 12 December 2024).
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Palop, Jose Ignacio Fernández. Photoelectric Effect Model. Computer software. 2010. Java (JRE) 1.5. 12 Dec. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10272&DocID=1772>.
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