7731 (v.4) Instrumental Physics 503

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Area:	Department of Applied Physics
Credits:	12.5
Contact Hours:	2.0
Lecture:	2 x 1 Hours Weekly
Syllabus:	Experimental techniques and analytical skills - nuclear, x-ray, mass spectrometry, geophysics, electron microscopy, satellite meteorology/oceanography, for example, electron microscopy, theory, electron probe microanalyser, applications, recent advances. Mass spectrometry. Instrumentation - ion sources, magnetic analysers, detection systems. Data handling. Accuracy, systems calibration. Applications - geophysics, nuclear physics, chemistry, environmental science, archaeometry. Practical experience.