8462 (v.4) Scientific Data Acquisition 201
| Area: | Department of Applied Physics |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
| Prerequisite(s): | 1745 (v.5) Physical Measurements 102 or any previous version
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| Review AC/DC analysis. DC power supplies - Transformers. Rectification, filters, regulation. FET and FET amplifiers. Bipolar transistors. Op amps and applications. Comparators. Transducers and Systems - Pulse Shaping. Revision of integration, differentiation, clipping, squaring, Schimdt trigger. Multivibrator, '555' I.C. Transducers - Photocells, photo-voltaic, photodiodes, PIN, avalanche, CCDs, circuitry. Temperature measurement, thermo couples, temperature-dependent resistors- amplifier requirements. Strain gauges- uses, construction, bridges, gauge factors, load cells. Piezo-electric, pyro-electric transducers, ultrasonic applications. Geophones, frequency response, amplifier requirements. Differential transformers, capacitor transducers, salinity, humidity. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2003 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2003 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | |
Current as of: October 30, 2003 13:11:55
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