The curricular material uses the OSP Spins program to show the effect of measurement on an ensemble of spin-1/2 particles. In the virtual experiment, a beam of spin-1/2 particles leaves an oven incident on one or multiple ideal analyzers (ideal Stern-Gerlach apparatus) the result of which is detected as a click on a detector.
Before performing these virtual experiments it is important to first look over the tutorial and the tutorial exercises.
NOTE: In each subfolder with superposition exercises (labeled Z, X, and Y), there are 4 subfolders. Each of these subfolders allows you to experiment (using the three different orientations of the ideal Stern-Gerlach apparatus) on beam (ensemble) of identically prepared particles each in the same spin superposition state. Each subfolder (labeled 1, 2, 3, 4) corresponds to a different initial superposition. These superpositions are made up of eigenstates of the spin operator corresponding to the folder label (Z, X, or Y). Make sure to answer all of the the questions pertaining to each superposition.
Navigate to the files within this directory to access the exercises and the simulations.