Module Identifier PH34020  
Module Title ADVANCED TECHNIQUES  
Academic Year 2002/2003  
Co-ordinator Dr Rudolf Winter  
Semester Semester 2  
Other staff Professor Geraint Vaughan, Dr James A Whiteway  
Pre-Requisite Available to year 3 MPhys students only  
Course delivery Practical   88 Hours Laboratory. 22 laboratory sessions (4 hours each)  
Assessment Semester Assessment   Course Work: 50% reports, 15% test on Monte-Carlo modelling, 15% test on Fourier Theory, 20% problem sheets in semester 1   100%  

Learning outcomes

After taking this module students should be able to:

Brief description

This course is designed for MPhys year 3 students and is primarily intended to prepare students for the more exacting courses encountered in year 4. The module is divided into two parts: experimental and theoretical. The former consists of a number of laboratory experiments introducing advanced modern techniques e.g. array detectors and ellipsometry. The latter provides a more formal treatment of Fourier Analysis than in year 2, and introduces Monte Carlo modelling. In addition, a series of general example sheets are set in semester 1 to rienforce concepts learnt in earlier years and provide practice in applying these concepts in unfamiliar contexts.

Content

Experimental Content:

Students will perform three experiments out of the following:
calibration of optical spectrometers using array detectors
analogue-to -digital conversion and PC interfacing
ellipsometry
Stern-Gerlach experiment (spin in magnetic field)
powder dynamics (measuring and modelling a vibrating bed)

Theoretical Content:

Fourier transforms:basic theorems and definitions
Convolutions
Applications of Fourier transforms in optics and electronics
Fourier series and their applications
Calculation the FT: the Discrete Fourier Transform
Monte-Carlo Modelling

Reading Lists

Books
** Recommended Consultation
A.P French, E.F. Taylor. An Introduction to Quantum Physics.
J.F. James. A student'a guide to Fourier Transforms. Cambridge
T E Jenkins. Optical Sensing and Signal Processing Techniques. Prentice-Hall