Physics and Astronomy - Course Details
PHYS670F: Advanced Physics Laboratory (PAST/FUTURE SEMESTER)
Offering:
Spring, Lab. 3, cr. 3
Prerequisites:
TBA
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Description:
A new graduate level course is being offered which will provide modern laboratory experience for
graduate students in physics. The emphasis will be on student initiative in accomplishing difficult but
meaningful results. The list of experiments currently includes: Scanning Tunneling Microscopy; High
Temperature Superconductors: fabrication, x-ray characterization, and resistance; Construction of
tunable diode laser systems: Magneto-optic trap for laser cooling and trapping; High Energy Electron
Diffraction for UHV Surface Studies. Other experiments are being planned which will cover a wide
range of modern physics. Eventually there will be a large inventory of experiments from which to
choose. There will be no "cookbook" lab instructions. The students will sthare in the responsibility of
determining how to conduct many of these experiments. Students will be permitted to work on their
experiments outside of the scheduled meeting time, as needed. Grades will be determined by the quality
of the lab reports and the contents of each student's lab notebook.
Instructor(s):
Rokhinson, Leonid
Email:
leonid@physics.purdue.edu
Textbook(s) for Spring 2009
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