640-393 Laboratory Work

Physics 640-299.

By the end of this subject the student should:

• comprehend a wide range of advanced experimental techniques;

• achieve a high level of skill in acquiring and evaluating experimental data and in writing and evaluating scientific reports; and

• appreciate the role of experimentation in physics and the need for all physicists to be able to read and critically assess reports of experimental work.

The two subjects 640-393 and 640-394 consist of laboratory work drawn from a common pool of experiments. Practical experience is available in the following laboratories: nuclear physics, particle physics, diffraction, electronics, atomic physics, optical physics, astronomy. Workshop experience is also available; in some laboratories individual projects can be selected.

Assessed continuously throughout the subject.