Wg-2 Beats Using Two Signal Generators: Phase and Group Velocity
Published: Wednesday 15 March 2006 - Updated: Thursday 31 March 2011
Aim
To demonstrate the phenomenon of beats and illustrate the difference between phase and group velocity.
Apparatus
- 2 Signal generators
- 4 Channel C.R.O.
- Specially prepared leads
Diagrams
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Description
Two signal generators are fed to two channels of the C.R.O. Both generators are fed into the third channel via decoupling resistors. The C.R.O. triggers off channel one only and this waveform appears stationary on the screen. The second generator is set to a slightly different frequency and this waveform will move to the right or left of the screen depending on it having a higher or lower frequency. On the third channel the beat frequency envelope is clearly seen, together with the relationship between the group (envelope) and the phase (wave) velocity.