PH3480 Modern Physics Laboratory ... (0-0-6) s ... 2 Cr
Advanced laboratory techniques emphasized in a series of experiments
in modern physics.
Prerequisite: PH2230
or permission of instructor
This course is a prerequisite for PH4080.
Lab Fee: $100
Text (Spring, 2005):
There is no required text.
Typical Texts:
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Experimentation, Baird (ISBN 0-13-295338-2)
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Experimental Physics Measurement, Dunlap (ISBN 0-19-504949-7)
Typical Syllabus
I. DATA ANALYSIS EXERCISE
II. LIST OF REGULAR LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS
1. EXPERIMENTS WITH THE SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETOMETER (SQUID) (NOBEL
PRIZES: 1913, H. Kamerlingh Onnes; 1962, L.D. LANDAU; 1972, J. Bardeen,
L. N. Cooper, and J.R. Schrieffer; 1973, I. GIAEVER AND B. D. JOSEPHSON;
1987, K.A. Mšller and J.G. BEDNORZ)
2. SUPERCONDUCTING EXPERIMENTS: Tc AND TEMPERTURE DEPENDANCE OF Ic
3. SEMICONDUCTOR EXPERIMENTS: HALL EFFECT MEASUREMENT (1956 NOBEL
PRIZE, W. SHOCKLEY, J. BARDEEN AND W.H. BRATTAIN)
4. THE MOSSBAUERR SPECTROSCOPY EXPERIMENT (1961 NOBEL PRIZE, R.
MOSSBAUER )
5. CIRCULAR POLARIZATION ("OPTICAL") EXPERIMENTS
6. SEMICONDUCTOR EXPERIMENTS: BAND-GAP DETERMINATION (on reserve)
7. ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE EXPERIMENT (on reserve)
III. TEAM PROJECT: THE FRANCK-HERTZ EXPERIMENT (1925 NOBEL PRIZE, J.
FRANK AND G. HERTZ)
1. To complete PH3480, students perform
(a) Data Analysis Exercise (DAE);
(b) 6 Experiments from the Regular Experiments List, and
(c) a Team Project.
2. All of the experiments (including the team project) must be
completed with a scientific Report.
3. In scientific Reports, all plots are done using
graphics and drawing software programs.
4. Reports must include the following. (a) An introductory
with your objective(s); (b) theoretical background of the
experiment; (c) description of the experimental setup and
measurement procedures; (d) the Tables of primary results and
computational results (they can be together if space allows);
(e) all necessary graphs/plots to demonstrate your final results
and provide a basis for discussion; (f) a detailed discussion
section of your results with explanation of main findings; and
(g) a brief summary/conclusion.
Course Rationale:
This course provides the students with exposure to many modern
physics phenomena and a variety of experimental techniques which
provide a broad background essential for the future understanding
of, and the performance of, research in physics.
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