Foundations of Experimental Physics

by Shailaja Mahamuni, Deepti Sidhaye, Sulabha Kulkarni

Overview

All solids are composed of atoms or molecules and in order to explain their behavior, experiments and theories came forward. Simultaneously, many new materials were synthetically and systematically developed in the laboratories, properties of which needed to be understood before deploying them in various technologies. It is known that there is a strong correlation between structure and properties of materials. Therefore, experiments on solids involve understanding their structure with diffraction techniques using X-rays, electrons or neutrons. The materials may be in different forms like bulk solid, thin films or powders and need to be observed using microscopes. Finally the properties can be correlated to electronic structure which can be deciphered through various spectroscopy techniques. Magnetic measurements give the insight in to electron-electron correlation. The advantages and limitations of the techniques are also spelled out. In other words, this book takes into account the unaddressed needs of students and teachers associated with the experimental methods. Its relevance has increased manifold, as it addresses a wide scope of the topics in concise manner. Such as‚ improving signal-to-noise ratio, cryogenic methods, vacuum science, sources and detectors for electrons, photons (from infra-red to gamma rays), error analysis, statistical handling of data, etc.
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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781000202595
Publisher:	Capital Publishers
Publication date:	06/11/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	374
File size:	9 MB

About the Author

Shailaja Mahamuni, Adjunct Professor, S. P. Pune University, Pune, India

Deepti Sidhaye, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics S. P. Pune University, Pune, India

Sulabha Kulkarni, INSA Senior Scientist, Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (CMET). Pune, India

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Improving Signal-to-Noise Ratio 3. Vacuum Science and Technology 4. Photons and Electrons: Sources, Monochromators and Detectors 5. Nuclear Accelerators and Detectors 6. Diffraction Methods 7. Microscopy 8. Electron and Optical Spectroscopy 9. Magnetic Spectroscopy, Nuclear Spectroscopy and Magnetisation Measurements 10. Cryogenic Temperature Methods 11. Error Analysis and Statistical Methods