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<h1>PHYS 4211 3.0 Advanced Experimental Physics I </h1>
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<h1>PHYS 4210 & 4211 3.0 </h1>
  
 
<p>Selected advanced experiments in physics related to
 
<p>Selected advanced experiments in physics related to
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topics in solid state physics, atomic spectroscopy,
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topics in solid state physics, atomic spectroscopy, microwaves, low-noise measurements, superconductivity, and nuclear and particle physics.
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microwaves, low-noise measurements,
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superconductivity, and nuclear and particle physics.</p>
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Prerequisites: SC/PHYS 3220 3.00; registration in a Bachelor or Honours Program in physics and astronomy or in biophysics. Co-requisite: SC/PHYS 3040 6.00.</p>
  
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<h2>Course Director</h2>
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<p> See the course [http://moodle.yorku.ca eClass] for all administrative details. </p>
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<p>Dr. Matthew George</p>
 
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<p>122 PSE</p>
 
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<p>mgeorge@yorku.ca</p>
 
  
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<h2>Teaching Assistants </h2>
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<h1>Laboratory Manual</h1>
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<table width=600>
 
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<tr><td> Aabid Patel</td>  <td> Eric Davidson </td>  <td>Victor Isaac</td> </tr>
 
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<tr><td> 244 PSE</td>    <td> 309 PSE </td>  <td> 309 PSE </td>      </tr>
 
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<tr><td> a36patel@yorku.ca </td>  <td>ebadavid@yorku.ca</td><td>vawzi@yorku.ca</td> </tr>
 
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</table>
 
  
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<h2>Laboratory Technologists </h2>
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IMPORTANT NOTE: Winter 2021 PHYS 4211 Lab Scheduling procedures will be announced via the Moodle eClass course website http://moodle.yorku.ca/ prior to the beginning of term.
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<tr><td> Matthew George</td>  <td> Nick Balaskas  </td>    </tr>
 
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<tr><td> 122 PSE</td>    <td> 122 PSE </td>    </tr>
 
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<tr><td> mgeorge@yorku.ca </td>  <td> nickolaos@yorku.ca </td>  </tr>
 
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</table>
 
  
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<h2>Prerequisite</h2>
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<!-- <p> To sign up for an experiment use the schedulers on the course [http://moodle.yorku.ca Moodle Site] </p>
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<ul>
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<p> '''Please submit a request to sign-up at least 24 hours before the time you wish to perform the lab.''' You will receive an email confirmation from the responsible TA confirming the time and date. Please show up prepared for the demo, and on time!</p> -->
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<li>SC/PHYS 3210 6.0 or SC/PHYS 3220 3.0</li>
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<li>SC/PHYS 4061 3.0</li>
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<ul>  
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<li>registration in an Honours
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<li> [[Main Page/PHYS 4210/How to Choose Experiments|How to Choose Experiments]] </li>
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Program in Physics or Astronomy. </li>
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<li> [[Main Page/PHYS 4210/How to Write Reports|How to Write Reports]] </li>
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<li> [[Main Page/PHYS 3220/Lab Safety|Lab Safety]] </li>
 
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</ul>
  
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<h2>Lectures</h2>
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<h2> List of Available Experiments </h2>
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<p>In general, lectures will not be held every week. We will meet for the first time on Monday January 9, 2012 in room 225 Bethune College where we will discuss mainly administrative issues. We will meet again later in the term to discuss the presentations and exam.</p>
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<table width=750>
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<tr><td width=550>'''Experiment'''</td><td width=100>'''Location'''</td><td width=150> </td></tr>
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<tr><td>[[Main Page/PHYS 3220/Digital Oscilloscope|Digital Storage Oscilloscope]] </td><td> 150 PSE </td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>[[Main Page/PHYS 3220/Radioactive Decays|Radioactive Decays]]</td><td> 111 PSE </td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>[[Main Page/PHYS 4210/Muon Lifetime|Muon Lifetime]]</td><td> 111 PSE</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>[[Main Page/PHYS 4210/Waveguides|Waveguides*]] </td><td> 111 PSE</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>[[Main Page/PHYS 4210/Mass Spectrometer|Mass Spectrometer]]</td><td> 108 PSE</td><td>Currently Not Available</td></tr>
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<tr><td>[[Main Page/PHYS 3220/Viscosity|Viscosity]] </td><td> 150 PSE</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>[[Main Page/PHYS 4210/He-Ne Lasers|He-Ne Lasers*]]</td><td> 150 PSE</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>[[Main Page/PHYS 4210/Zeeman Effect|Zeeman Effect*]] </td><td> 108 PSE</td><td>Currently Not Available</td></tr>
  
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<h2> Grading Scheme</h2>
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<tr><td>[[Main Page/PHYS 3220/new Excitation Potentials|The Franck-Hertz Experiment - Excitation Potentials of Mercury and Neon]]</td><td> 126 PSE </td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>[[Main Page/PHYS 4210/Electron Spin Resonance|Electron Spin Resonance]] </td><td> 126 PSE</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>[[Main Page/PHYS 4210/Coaxial Cable|Coaxial Cable]]</td><td> 126 PSE</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>[[Main Page/PHYS 3220/High-TC Superconductivity|High-TC Superconductivity*]]</td><td> 126 PSE</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>[[Main Page/PHYS 4210/Fourier Optics|Fourier Optics*]] </td><td> 126 PSE</td><td></td></tr>
  
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<p>Students must complete 4 experiments with reports, and an oral exam which will be based on their choice of experiments.  There is an option to give an in class presentation on a current experimental physics topic (not your own!). This [[Main Page/Phys 4210/Presentation|Presentation]] will be 15 minutes with 5 minutes of questions.</p>
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<tr><td>[[Main Page/PHYS 4210/Rutherford II|Rutherford Scattering II]]</td><td> 111 PSE </td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td> [[Main Page/PHYS 3220/Rutherford I|Rutherford Scattering I]] </td><td> 111 PSE </td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>[[Main Page/PHYS 4210/Gamma Ray Spectroscopy|Gamma Ray Spectroscopy*]] </td><td> 111 PSE</td><td></td></tr>
  
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<p>Each lab report will be graded out of 20. The marks for each lab report will be assigned as follows:</p>
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<!-- <tr><td> [[Main Page/PHYS 3220/Thermionic|Thermionic Emission]]</td><td> 126 PSE</td><td></td></tr>  -->
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<tr><td width=150>Abstract</td><td>2</td></tr>
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<!-- <tr><td>[[Main Page/PHYS 3220/Millikan|Determination of the Electric Charge Unit ''e'' : The Millikan Oil Drop Experiment]] </td><td> 111 PSE </td><td></td></tr> -->
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<tr><td>Introduction/Theory</td><td>4</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td>Procedure/Method</td><td>4</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td>Results/Analysis</td><td>5</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td>Discussion/Conclusion</td><td>4</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td>References</td><td>1</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td>'''Total'''</td><td>'''20'''</td></tr>
 
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<p>The final mark for the course will be assigned as follows:</p>
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<tr><td width=150>'''Without Presentation'''</td><td width=150>'''With Presentation'''</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td>Lab Reports 70% </td><td> Lab Reports  70%</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td>Oral Exam 30%</td><td> Oral Exam 15%</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td></td><td>[[Main Page/Phys 4210/Presentation|Presentation]] 15%</td></tr>
 
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</table>
 
  
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<h3>Penalties</h3>
 
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<p> For each day late, your lab report will lose 2.5%. If the report is due Friday, and is handed in on Monday you will loose 5% from the mark for that report. If you come unprepared for a demonstration by the TA, you will loose 5%. </p>
 
  
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<h1>Schedule </h1>
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<p> Experiments with an asterisk (*) are better suited for PHYS 4211 students. </p>
  
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<tr><td width=250>First Lab Report Due</td><td>January 25, 2012</td></tr>
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<h3>Not in service</h3>
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<tr><td>Second Lab Report Due</td><td> February 15, 2012</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Third Lab Report Due</td><td> March 5, 2012</td></tr>
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<li> [[Main Page/PHYS 3220/Semiconductors I|Semiconductors I]] </li>
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<tr><td>Fourth Lab Report Due</td><td> March 26, 2012</td></tr>
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<li> [[Main Page/PHYS 3220/Excitation Potentials|The Excitation Potentials of Mercury: The Franck-Hertz Experiment]] </li>
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<tr><td>Presentations </td><td>March 26 and April 2</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Oral Exam Week </td><td>April 10 to April 13</td></tr>
 
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<p> For your first lab report, I am offering a Lab Report Review, where you can schedule a time to come to my office so I can look at your completed (or nearly completed) lab report and offer some helpful comment before you submit the report to the TA for marking. You can sign-up up a lab review using the online system (see below) scheduled on or before January 24, 2012. </p>
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<!-- <h1>PHYS 4211 3.0 </h1>
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<p>Selected advanced experiments in physics related to
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topics in solid state physics, atomic spectroscopy,
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microwaves, low-noise measurements,
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superconductivity, and nuclear and particle physics. Open laboratory hours.
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Prerequisites: SC/PHYS 3220 3.00; registration in Bachelor or Honours Program in physics and astronomy
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or in biophysics. Co-requisite: SC/PHYS 3040 6.00.</p>
  
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<p>Reports are due by 4:30pm on the due date, and are to be handed in to Room 122 Petrie to either M. George or N. Balaskas. If neither is present, submit the report to Lauren in the Physics Office room 128 Petrie.</p>
 
  
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<p> See the course [http://moodle.yorku.ca Moodle Site] for all administrative details. </p>
  
  
 
<h1>Laboratory Manual</h1>
 
<h1>Laboratory Manual</h1>
  
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<p> To sign up for an experiment : [http://www.phas.yorku.ca/labs/  Experiment Sign-up] </p>
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<p> To sign up for an experiment use the schedulers on the course [http://moodle.yorku.ca Moodle Site] </p>
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<p> Your username is your student number, and the password is studentnumberLastname (note the capitalization of the first letter of your last name).</p>
 
  
 
<p> '''Please submit a request to sign-up at least 24 hours before the time you wish to perform the lab.''' You will receive an email confirmation from the responsible TA confirming the time and date. Please show up prepared for the demo, and on time!</p>
 
<p> '''Please submit a request to sign-up at least 24 hours before the time you wish to perform the lab.''' You will receive an email confirmation from the responsible TA confirming the time and date. Please show up prepared for the demo, and on time!</p>
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<li> [[Main Page/PHYS 4210/How to Write Reports|How to Write Reports]] </li>
 
<li> [[Main Page/PHYS 4210/How to Write Reports|How to Write Reports]] </li>
 
<li> [[Main Page/PHYS 3220/Lab Safety|Lab Safety]] </li>
 
<li> [[Main Page/PHYS 3220/Lab Safety|Lab Safety]] </li>
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<!-- <h2> List of Experiments </h2> -->
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<!-- <tr><td width=250>'''Experiment'''</td><td width=100>'''Location'''</td><td width=150> </td></tr> -->
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<!-- <tr><td>[[Main Page/PHYS 4210/Rutherford II|Rutherford Scattering II]]</td><td>111 PSE</td><td></td></tr> -->
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<!-- <tr><td>[[Main Page/PHYS 4210/Gamma Ray Spectroscopy|Gamma Ray Spectroscopy]] </td><td> 111 PSE</td><td></td></tr> -->
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<!-- <tr><td>[[Main Page/PHYS 4210/Muon Lifetime|Muon Lifetime]]</td><td> 111 PSE</td><td></td></tr> -->
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<!-- <tr><td>[[Main Page/PHYS 4210/He-Ne Lasers|He-Ne Lasers]]</td><td> 123 PSE</td><td></td></tr> -->
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<!--<tr><td>[[Main Page/PHYS 4210/Zeeman Effect|Zeeman Effect]] </td><td> 123 PSE</td><td></td></tr> -->
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<!--<tr><td>[[Main Page/PHYS 4210/Waveguides|Waveguides]] </td><td> 111 PSE</td><td></td></tr> -->
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<!--<tr><td>[[Main Page/PHYS 4210/Coaxial Cable|Coaxial Cable]]</td><td> 126 PSE</td><td></td></tr> -->
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<!--<tr><td>[[Main Page/PHYS 4210/Electron Spin Resonance|Electron Spin Resonance]] </td><td> 126 PSE</td><td></td></tr> -->
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<!--<tr><td> [[Main Page/PHYS 3220/High-TC Superconductivity|High-TC Superconductivity]]</td><td> 126 PSE</td><td></td></tr> -->
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<!--<tr><td>[[Main Page/PHYS 4210/Fourier Optics|Fourier Optics]] </td><td> 126 PSE</td><td></td></tr> -->
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<ul>
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<li>''[[Main Page/PHYS 4210/Johnson Noise|Johnson Noise]]'' </li>
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<li>''[[Main Page/PHYS 4210/Bell's Inequalities|Bell's Inequalities]]''</li>
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<li>''[[Main Page/PHYS 4210/Semiconductors II|Semiconductors II]]''</li>
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<li>''[[Main Page/PHYS 4210/Sonoluminescence|Sonoluminescence]]''</li>
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<li>''[[Main Page/PHYS 4210/Optical Fibers|Optical Fibers]] ''</li>
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<h2> List of Experiments </h2>
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<p> </p>
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<tr><td width=250>'''Experiment'''</td><td width=100>'''Location'''</td><td width=100>''' TA''' </td></tr>
 
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<tr><td> [[Main Page/PHYS 4210/Rutherford II|Rutherford Scattering II]]</td><td> 111 PSE </td><td>Eric Davidson</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td>[[Main Page/PHYS 4210/Coaxial Cable|Coaxial Cable]]</td><td> 126 PSE</td><td>Eric Davidson</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td>[[Main Page/PHYS 4210/Waveguides|Waveguides]]</td><td> 123 PSE</td><td>Aabid Patel</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td>[[Main Page/PHYS 4210/Optical Fibers|Optical Fibers]] </td><td> 126 PSE</td><td>Victor Isaac</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td> [[Main Page/PHYS 4210/He-Ne Lasers|He-Ne Lasers]]</td><td> 123 PSE</td><td>Victor Isaac</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td>[[Main Page/PHYS 4210/Fourier Optics|Fourier Optics]] </td><td> 126 PSE</td><td>Aabid Patel</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td>[[Main Page/PHYS 4210/Zeeman Effect|Zeeman Effect]] </td><td> 123PSE</td><td>Aabid Patel</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td>[[Main Page/PHYS 4210/Mass Spectrometer|Mass Spectrometer]]</td><td> 123 PSE</td><td>Eric Davidson</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td>[[Main Page/PHYS 4210/Gamma Ray Spectroscopy|Gamma Ray Spectroscopy]] </td><td> 111 PSE</td><td>Eric Davidson</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td>[[Main Page/PHYS 4210/Johnson Noise|Johnson Noise]] </td><td> 126 PSE</td><td>Aabid Patel</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td><del>[[Main Page/PHYS 4210/Semiconductors II|Semiconductors II]]</del> </td><td> 111 PSE</td><td>
 
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<tr><td>[[Main Page/PHYS 4210/Electron Spin Resonance|Electron Spin Resonance]] </td><td> 126 PSE</td><td>Eric Davidson</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td>[[Main Page/PHYS 4210/Sonoluminescence|Sonoluminescence (coming soon!)]]</td><td> 126 PSE</td><td></td></tr>
 
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Latest revision as of 10:47, 26 May 2022

PHYS 4210 & 4211 3.0

Selected advanced experiments in physics related to topics in solid state physics, atomic spectroscopy, microwaves, low-noise measurements, superconductivity, and nuclear and particle physics. Prerequisites: SC/PHYS 3220 3.00; registration in a Bachelor or Honours Program in physics and astronomy or in biophysics. Co-requisite: SC/PHYS 3040 6.00.

See the course eClass for all administrative details.

Laboratory Manual

IMPORTANT NOTE: Winter 2021 PHYS 4211 Lab Scheduling procedures will be announced via the Moodle eClass course website http://moodle.yorku.ca/ prior to the beginning of term.


List of Available Experiments



Experiments with an asterisk (*) are better suited for PHYS 4211 students.



ExperimentLocation
Digital Storage Oscilloscope 150 PSE
Radioactive Decays 111 PSE
Muon Lifetime 111 PSE
Waveguides* 111 PSE
Mass Spectrometer 108 PSECurrently Not Available
Viscosity 150 PSE
He-Ne Lasers* 150 PSE
Zeeman Effect* 108 PSECurrently Not Available
The Franck-Hertz Experiment - Excitation Potentials of Mercury and Neon 126 PSE
Electron Spin Resonance 126 PSE
Coaxial Cable 126 PSE
High-TC Superconductivity* 126 PSE
Fourier Optics* 126 PSE
Rutherford Scattering II 111 PSE
Rutherford Scattering I 111 PSE
Gamma Ray Spectroscopy* 111 PSE
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