In this course the students have the choice of the selecting three of the following lab exercises:
• Measurement of permittivity of liquid crystals and ceramics
• Optical interferometry
• Optical correlation spectroscopy
• Multi-wire proportional chamber
• Measurement of weak interaction coupling constant through a measurements of muon decay time
• The contrast in MRI
• PIXE (proton induced X-ray emission)
• Tunneling microscopy and low energy electron diffraction
• Reactor: pulse experiment
• Hertzsprung-Russel diagram
Experiments in physics 1
2022/2023
Programme:
Physics, Second Cycle
Orientation:
Meteorology
Year:
2 year
Semester:
first
Kind:
optional
ECTS:
4
Language:
slovenian
Lecturers:
Hours per week – 1. semester:
Lectures
0
Seminar
0
Tutorial
4
Lab
0
Content (Syllabus outline)
Readings
A. Likar, Fizikalna merjenja I in II
W.R. Leo, Techniques for Nuclear and Particle Physics Experiments, Springer, 1987.
B.P. Roe, Probability and statistics in experimental physics, Springer 1992.
Specialna literatura ob posameznih vajah.
Objectives and competences
Students learn about basic experimental methods of physics.
Subject-specific competencies: Knowledge, understanding and practical hands-on experience in complex measurements in various fields physics. A large fraction of the lab exercises are carried out at the J. Stefan Institute.
Intended learning outcomes
Knowledge and understanding:
Acquire practical knowledge in the fields of experimental physics and instrumentation.
Application:
Ability to work with complex experimental equipment. Understanding critical parameters in experimentation in physics.
Reflection:
A critical assessment of an experimental apparatus, its accuracy and reliability.
Transferable skills:
Ability to work on a complex apparatus, data acquisition, and its collection and analysis. Ability to determine the accuracy of the measurement.
Learning and teaching methods
Lectures, laboratory excercises, analysis of measurements.
Assessment
Reports on 3 lab excercises.
Marks: 1-5 (not passed), 6-10 (passed) (according to the UL rules).
Lecturer's references
prof. dr. Peter Križan
• I. Arino et al., The HERA-B Ring Imaging Čerenkov Counter, Nucl. instrum, methods phys res., Sect. A, Accel., 2003, 516, str. 445-461.
• I. Adachi et al., Precise measurement of the CP violation parameter sin2phi_1 in B0 c c K0 decays, Phys. Rev. Lett. 108 (2012) 171802
P. Križan, Overview of particle identification techniques, Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A706 (2013) 48.
