Announcements
(January 2, 2008)To help spread out the workload, the prelab exercises for a few of the experiments have been separated into two sets. The A-set will be due at the first session in an experimental rotation and the B-set (if there is one) will be due at the third session.
The schedule for this semester is available now available. Please refer to this schedule for the due dates of the Lab Reports, Lab Excercises, and Statistics homeworks.
The labs are organized into four groups. Everyone must perform an experiment from each group. The fifth experiment can be selected from the group of your choosing.
There will be sign in sheets posted in the class room. All students should sign in every lab period with their time of arrival. If the students finish an experiment early they should discuss with their instructor if it is necessary to come to the next period.
Instructors:
| Arthur
Hebard |
Tarek Saab | Robert DeSerio |
| Office: 2257 NPB | Office: 2354 NPB | Office: 1236 NPB |
| Tel: 392-8842 | Tel: 392-4671 | Tel: 392-1690 |
| E-mail: afh AT phys_ufl_edu | E-mail: tsaab AT phys_ufl_edu | E-mail: deserio AT phys_ufl_edu |
| Office hours: W, F 12-1pm |
Office hours: M, W 11am-12pm |
Office hours: M, F Period 5 |
Class Hours:
T, Th Periods 2-4 (8:30–11:30am), 1240 New Physics BuildingCourse Material:
Course Labs:
-
Group I
- Cosmic Ray Muons and the Muon Lifetime
- Xray Diffraction
- Gamma-Gamma Correlation
- Gamma Ray
Spectroscopy
Group II
- Low Temperature Transport
- High Tc Superconductivity
- Pulsed NMR
Group III
- Optical Spectroscopy
- Rotation Vibration Spectrum of the HCl Molecule
- Saturated
Absorption Spectroscopy
Group IV
- Dynamic Light Scattering
- Chaotic Vibrations
Resources:
Natural Constants:
Statistics:
- Statistical analysis writeup (with homework problems)
- Addendum: Proof regarding covariance matrix
- Addendum: Exponential decay and Poisson processes
- Excel spreadsheet file demonstrating linear and nonlinear regression
- Example Matlab routines
- Chapter on statistics from the Particle Data Group
- PAW web page
- Alternate homework problems (Spring 2006)
Writing:
2008, T. Saab, A. Hebard, R. DeSerio