TOPICS IN MODERN PHYSICS

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TOPICS IN MODERN PHYSICS (96h)
Responsible lecturer: dr hab. inż. Katarzyna Zakrzewska, prof. AGH*
Lab. supervisor: dr Elżbieta Rulikowska -Zarębska

Lectures (48h):

  1. Quantization
    quantization of charge, discovery of electron, Milikan experiment, quantization of energy, Frank-Hertz experiment, hydrogen spectrum, Bohr theory, the principles of quantum mechanics
  2. Electrons in solids
    band structure, semiconductors, metals and insulators, electrical resistivity of metals and semiconductors, Hall effect, high Tc superconductors, amorphous materials, nanotechnology and nanomaterials
  3. Simple electronic devices
    p-n diodes, transistors, sensors, micro-electromechanical systems MEMS, optoelectronic devices (waveguides, solar cells), fuel cells
  4. Lasers
    principle of laser operation, He-Ne lasers, semiconducting lasers
  5. Optics
    wave theory of light, interference of light, diffraction, polarization, photons, photoelectric effect
  6. High-resolution spectroscopy
    Zeeman effect, hyperfine structure, atomic spectroscopy, nonlinear phenomena
  7. Magnetic resonance
    nuclear magnetic resonance NMR, electron spin resonance ESR
  8. Particle detectors and radioactive decay
    fundamentals on particle physics, quarks, detectors (Geiger counters, scintillation counters, solid state detectors), radiation X-ray and gamma, interaction of charged particles and photons with matter, absorption and scattering
  9. Scattering and coincidence experiments
    Compton scattering, Mössbauer effect, detection of cosmic rays, γ-γ angular correlation measurements
  10. Vacuum physics and instrumentation

Laboratory (48h)
Selected experiments will accompany the lectures and will cover a wide range of the material delivered. E-learning open-source platform (MOODLE) is proposed for students as a blended learning solution. Data collected by students in these experiments can be analyzed and the final report will be prepared remotely by students with the help of the e-learning platform and Internet. Implementation of the e-learning system will provide the interaction and on-line communication between tutors and students.

  1. Introduction to the lab and initialization of the e-learning platform (3h)
  2. Quantization – determination of the fundamental physical constants (h- Planck’s constant, e/m -charge to mass ratio for electron and e/kB electron charge to Boltzmann constant) (6h)
  3. Determination of the wavelength of light with a spectrometric device: prism or grating (6h)
  4. Electrons in solids – determination of the forbidden energy band gap by means of the optical ( light absorption measurements) and electrical methods (temperature dependence of resistivity) (6h)
  5. Simple electronic devices – light emitting diodes LED and transistor characteristics (6h)
  6. Optics – wave theory of light, lasers, interference, diffraction, polarization experiments (6h)
  7. Particle detectors and radioactive decay – studies of the decay of nucleus and its statistics, measurements of the absorption of gamma rays, dosimetry of gamma radiation (5h)
  8. Vacuum physics – determination of the pumping speed of the vacuum system (4h)
  9. Sensors – experimental studies of the gas sensor responses and sensitivity (4h)
  10. Round table discussion (2h)

*Dr hab. inż. Katarzyna Zakrzewska, prof. AGH received her Ph.D. in technical physics from AGH-University of Science and Technology, Kraków, Poland in 1986 working on transparent conductive oxides TCO. In 1986-1988 she was employed as a member of staff at the Center of Laser Studies at the University of Southern California. Since 1989, she has been given a permanent position at the Department of Electronics, AGH-University of Science and Technology. In 2004 she has presented her habil Kitation on the application of titanium dioxide thin films for gas sensors and photonic devices. Since 2007, has been appointed a professor of AGH. Currently a head of the research team that works actively in several scientific projects concerning thin film deposition, studies of the resulting thin film properties and gas sensing applications with the emphasis on the titanium compounds (oxides and nitrides). The technological efforts of this team concentrate at the reactive ion sputtering.
She is an experienced teacher. She is responsible for lectures in general physics for undergraduate students and semiconducting gas sensors for the master and PhD students.