Experimental Physics
Contents
A course in experimental physics, consisting of 8 exercises each of 3 hours duration and 3 more advanced exercises of 2 times 3-5 hours. The course runs from February to December and introduces the student to experimental methods and equipment used in modern physics. Contents of the 8 compulsory exercises:
0: Introduction to energy measurements and computer data analysis.
1: Gamma-radiation measured with a NaI detector and determination of halflife of V-52.
2: Decay scheme for Mn-56 -> Fe-56, measured with a high resolution Ge(Li) detector.
3: X-rays (from radioactive sources or an X-ray tube) measured with a Si(Li) diode.
4: Rutherford scattering of 400 keV protons from a van de Graaff accelerator.
5: Fermi distributions for metals from angular measurements of positron annihilation.
6: Microwave emission with Gunn diode, including antenna measurements and modulation.
7: Optical resonators with a He-Ne laser: ètalon, coating, confocal mirrors analyser.
Furthermore, 3 exercises are chosen among 5 standard advanced experiments and 30 research projects related to active research groups. Reports are written for each experiment.
Text-books
Notes (about 110 pages) in Danish.
Evaluation
Reports submitted for approval. Pass/fail.
ECTS-credits
5
Semester
Spring + Autumn, 2.5 ECTS-credits each term