Experimental methods in physics
Summary
The course's objectivs are: Learning several advenced methods in experimental physics, and critical reading of experimental papers.
Content
- Noise and interference: Their origins, their influence on experimental results, methods for noise and interference reduction
- Scanning probe microscopy (SPM): Principles of operation of the scanning tunneling microscope and atomic force microscope, Advanced scanning microscopy techniques, applications
- Optical spectroscopys: The elements of a modern spectroscopy system; different methods of spectral dispersion and their advantages, optical detectors. Related methods: raman spectroscopy, cathodoluminescence.
- Electron microscopy: Transmission and scanning microscopes, their principles of operation, observation tecniques, uses ...
- Structural characterization: RX, electron diffraction, ...
Keywords
Noise, Scanning probe microscopy, optical spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, electron diffraction, X-ray diffraction
Learning Prerequisites
Recommended courses
Basis courses in physics
Important concepts to start the course
fundamentals of optics, electromagnetics, atomic and solid-state physics
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student must be able to:
- Integrate the notions of critical reading of articles
- Assess / Evaluate scientific articles, their quality and defaults
- Interpret knowledge of several specific experimental methods
Transversal skills
- Communicate effectively, being understood, including across different languages and cultures.
- Give feedback (critique) in an appropriate fashion.
- Demonstrate the capacity for critical thinking
- Access and evaluate appropriate sources of information.
- Make an oral presentation.
- Summarize an article or a technical report.
Teaching methods
- Ex cathedra lectures on specific experimental techniques
- Students' presentations of scientific articles
Expected student activities
Participation in class is encouraged.
Students are expected to give a short presentation of a scientific article.
Assessment methods
oral exam (100%)
Supervision
| Others | Moodle |
In the programs
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: Oral (winter session)
- Subject examined: Experimental methods in physics
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: Oral (winter session)
- Subject examined: Experimental methods in physics
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: Oral (winter session)
- Subject examined: Experimental methods in physics
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: Oral (winter session)
- Subject examined: Experimental methods in physics
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: Oral (winter session)
- Subject examined: Experimental methods in physics
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
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