2015/2016

2015/2016

DM270

FIS/01 (EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS)

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

FISICA DELLA MATERIA

1°

2nd semester (01/03/2016 - 15/06/2016)

6

60 lesson hours

ITALIAN, English-friendly: textbook and other teaching material in English, exam in English upon request, lectures in English possible upon request

ORAL TEST

MARABELLI FRANCO (titolare) - 6 ECTS

Basic notions of the physics of materials, electromagnetism, optics.

Learning of the way of using the main physical instrument and techniques concerning cryogenics systems, optical spectroscopy and noise reduction in measurements.

The target of the course is in giving the basis and the criteria of managing some techniques and instruments commonly present in research laboratory and in discussing their advantages and limits.
In particular the following topics will be taken into consideration: signal acquisition and data treatment and conversion, the strategies adopted for noise reduction and lock-in, Fourier transforms and their usage, temperature detection and cryogenics, Vacuum techniques, the basis of optical spectroscopy instruments and devices, sources and detectors.

The course is developed in a dedicated laboratory and is formed by lessons introducing the different problems, followed by practical exercises with instruments and experiments.

R.A. Dunlap, Experimental Physics, Modern Methods, Orford University Press, 1988. ISBN 0-19-504949-7

Oral examination. The examination starts from the discussion of one of the performed experiments, chosen by the student, then extended to the general concepts illustrated during the course.

Oral examination. The examination starts from the discussion of one of the performed experiments, chosen by the student, then extended to the general concepts illustrated during the course.