Undergraduate Course: Diffraction Physics (PHYS09047)
Course Outline
| School | School of Physics and Astronomy |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Undergraduate (School of Physics and Astronomy) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course gives an introduction to the effects of interference and diffraction and their applications to condensed matter physics and optics. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course it is intended that a student should have, or be able to:
1) Explain the principles of interference in both vacuum and dielectric media;
2) Explain the principles of diffraction and the Fourier formulation of diffraction;
3) Experienced the application of interference and diffraction in simple and more complex optical problems;
4) Explain the processes by which x-rays, neutrons and electrons are scattered by condensed matter;
5) State the various formulations of the diffraction of waves by a crystal and demonstrate their equivalence;
6) Derive expressions for the scattering amplitude for simple crystal structures and explain the meanings of the form and structure factor;
7) Explain the meaning and construction of the Brillouin zones of a crystal.
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Assessment Information
| Degree Examination, 100% |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Keywords | Diff |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr John Loveday
Tel: (0131 6)51 7233
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Course secretary | Miss Jillian Bainbridge
Tel: (0131 6)50 7218
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