Details of PH5112 (Autumn 2025)

Level: 5 Type: Laboratory Credits: 2.0

Course CodeCourse NameInstructor(s)
PH5112 Experimental Physics Ritesh Kumar Singh

Preamble
The course will be composed of both theory classes and lab exercises/experiments

The evaluation will be continuous with viva, assignments, lab reports, presentations, etc

Syllabus


  • Basic concepts on Measurements: Classical and Quantum Measurements + Errors in Measurements.

  • Light Based Experimental Techniques: Principles of photodetection (photodetectors), light sources (Lamps + Lasers), Spectrometers, Polarization measurements, Microscopy, Frequency metrology using interferometers + Precision atomic spectroscopy using tunable diode lasers,
    Principles of PL spectroscopy and Time-resolved pump-probe spectroscopy.

  • Vacuum techniques and Advanced Condensed Matter Experiments: Vacuum Pumps, Basics of XRD, XPS, XRF, Cryogenics, AFM, SEM, TEM, Raman spectroscopy.

  • Data accumulation and Electronic measurements: Interfacing using Labview/Matlab//Python, Principles of Lock-in Detection, Basics of RF and microwave spectroscopy.


References

Course Credit Options

Sl. No.ProgrammeSemester NoCourse Choice
1 IP 1 Not Allowed
2 IP 3 Not Allowed
3 IP 5 Not Allowed
4 MP 1 Not Allowed
5 MP 3 Not Allowed
6 MR 1 Not Allowed
7 MR 3 Not Allowed
8 MS 3 Not Allowed
9 MS 5 Not Allowed
10 MS 7 Not Allowed
11 MS 9 Not Allowed
12 RS 1 Core
13 RS 2 Not Allowed