Topics in Modern Physics II
Spring 2006
I. Statistical Physics
- Classical distributions
- Quantum mechanical distributions
- Condensation
II. Molecules and Solids
- How and why they form
- Structures - solid state physics
- Semiconductors and applications: photovoltaics
- Crystal growth
- High pressure physics
[ Making Diamond ]
[ Diamond Anvil Cells ] [ More Diamond Anvil Cells ]
[ SiC semiconductors ]
[ GaAs production ]
III. Lasers
- What it takes to lase
- Implementations of laser physics - gas, solid state, FEL, cw, pulsed...
- Applications - remote sensing, medical, holography
[ Sam's Laser FAQ ]
[ Laser Focus World ]
[ National Ignition Facility ]
[ Free Electron Lasers ]
IV. Nanoscience
- What is nanoscience/nanotech?
- Techniques and tools
- Applications
[ Nanoguitar ]
[ Nanotech Images at APS ]
[ Nanotechnology Now ]
[ Nanotech.com ]
V. Vacuum Physics
- What is a vacuum?
- Why do we want them?
- How do we produce them?
- How do we measure them?
- Applications - thin films, semiconductor production, mbe, auger, sims...
[ What is Vacuum ]
[ UHV Basics ]
[ Varian Vacuum, good info on pumps ]
[ Vacuum Stuff ]
[ Vacuum system at the Large Hadron Collider ]
[ Lesker's Vacuum Fundamentals ]
[ Vacuum Concepts ] [ Vacuum Hardware ]
[ Vacuum Basics ] [ More basics ]
VI. Magnets
- What do we need magnetic fields for?
- How do we produce them?
- Superconductivity and applications
- How do we measure them?
- Applications - MRI, mass spectroscopy, beam manipulation
[ National High Magnetic Field Lab ]
[ Permanent Magnets ]
VII. Nuclear Physics
- The neutron
- nuclear structure
- Radioactivity and nuclear stability
- Nuclear reactions
- Interaction of radiation with organic and inorganic matter
- Nuclear fission and fusion
- Applications - neutron interferometry and radiography, nuclear medicine, archeology, and art
[ Detecting and Measuring Radiation ] [ Nuclear Data Center ] [ Table of the Nuclides ]
[ Fusion Info ] [ Binding Energy ]
[ Fission Cross Sections ]
[ Nuclear Weapon Design ]
[ Oklo, natural reactor ] [ More Oklo ]
VIII. Plasma Physics
- Plasmas
- energetics
- production of plasmas
- Astrophysics & Plasmas
- Interaction with E/M Fields
- Interaction with matter
[ Plasma on the Internet ]
[ Plasma Science and Technology ]
[ Internet Plasma Experience ]
[ Plasma Glow]
IX. Elementary particles
- Descriptions
- Models
- Accelerators - natural and man-made
- Applications - detectors
[ Intro to Particle Physics ]
[ Online Particle Physics ] [ The Particle Adventure ]
X. Cryogenics
- Defined
- Achieved
- What happens at low temperatures?
- Applications
[ Tom Peterson's Fermilab stuff ]
[ Quantum Design's Helium temp/press calculator ] [ QD's Thermal Conductance Calculator ]
[ X-Tronix Cryogenics ] [ NASA intro to Cryogenics ] [ Cryogenic Applications ]
updated: 1 Jan 08 - jlw
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