PHY 519: Experimental Techniques (4)
Basics of vacuum technique: vacuum generation, gauging
Cryogenics: generation of low temperature and it measurements Structure and composition analysis by x-ray and electron diffraction based techniques: X-Ray Diffraction, Energy dispersive X-Ray (EDX), Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF)
Electronic structure of Solids: X- ray and ultraviolet photoemission spectroscopy, angle resolved photo-emission spectroscopy, auger electron spectroscopy, and x-ray absorption techniques
Radiation and particle detectors: gas detectors, scintillators detectors and semiconductor detectors Thin film, polycrystalline and single crystal sample preparation techniques
Magnetometry and electrotransport : ac and dc magnetization techniques, two-probe and four probe resistivity measurements, magnetoresistance, Hall, thermal conductivity, thermopower, and heat capacity
Ultrafast spectroscopy: transient absorption, two photon absorption and terahertz spectroscopy Neutron and Muons in condensed matter
Suggested Books:
- Scientific foundations of vacuum technique by Saul Dushman
- Experimental Techniques in Low-Temperature Physics by Guy White, Philip J. Meeson
- Elements of X Ray Diffraction by B. D. Cullity
- Physical Principles of Electron Microscopy: An Introduction to TEM, SEM, and AEM by R.F. Egerton
- Handbook of thin-film deposition processes and techniques: principles, methods, equipment, and applications by Klaus K. Schuegraf
- Crystal Growth Technology by Kullaiah Byrappa, Tadashi Ohac
- Photoelectron Spectroscopy by Principles and Applications Stefan Hüfner
- Introduction to Magnetic Materials by B. D. Cullity
- Terahertz Optoelectronics by Kiyomi Sakai
- X-Rays, Neutrons and Muons by Walter E. Fischer, Rudolf Morf
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