PHY315 (Modern Physics Lab) 2015-16-I

Instructor:
Rajeev Gupta (ACMS 203F) (guptaraj@) & Soumik Mukhopadhyay
(SL217G, SL107D)(soumikm@)
TAs: Vinay K Shukla (vkshukla@) & Abhishek Juyal (abijuyal@)
Lab Staff: Upendra Kumar Parashar (upendra@)), Ramesh Prasad
(rameshp@)
Schedule:
Mon: 8:00 to 9:00, Lecture (in TB103)
Tue & Wed: 14:00 to 17:00, Lab (in Mod-Phy Lab in New Core-lab Bldg)
Objective of the course: To carry out the experiments that led to the
development of quantum mechanics including determination of
fundamental constants and illustration of some of the significant
modern phenomena of physics.
Course components:
A) Lectures:
Some important and generic aspects of the regular experiments in the
lab will be introduced. The lecture part will also be tested in the EndSem Exam. There is no Mid-Sem exam in this course.
B) Laboratory: List of Experiments
List of Experiments for Regular Lab
1. Frank-Hertz Experiment
2. Electron Diffraction Experiment
3. Cavendish Experiment (G value)
4. Speed of Light
5. Photo-electric effect
6. Rydberg constant + quantum dot characterizations
7. Solar Cell
8. Thermoelectric Effect
9. Two slit interference

10. Noise measurement

11. Quantum Analog System
12. e/m by Bar Magnet
13. Coulombs Law with Faraday Ice Pail
List of experiments in standby or as Project:
1. Peltier Effect
2. Optical Pumping
3. Chaos
4. Thin Film Characterization

Lab Reports:
Lab reports are to be submitted before beginning a new experiment (at
most one backlog allowed). The students are expected (but not required)
to spend about two turns on one experiment. This is an experimental
course and we test the originality and the systematic manner of carrying
out the experiment and reporting the data, and thoroughness in
analyzing them to reach the appropriate results. Each student is
required to maintain a lab-book with all the raw data and notes
(however ugly they are) and a photocopy of the relevant data pages
should be attached to the report. The students must get signatures of one
of the instructors on the relevant pages at the end of each experiment.
The report may be divided into the following sections:
a) Aim / goal (no abstract) (date of the experiment)
b) Theory (Brief) / Principle
c) Procedure / apparatus / method / schematics
d) Data / observations (However ugly, show the raw data)
e) Graphs, Analysis, and Calculations (includes error analysis)
f) Results and errors / conclusions
g) Suggestions / Precautions / difficulties faced / discussion /
comments

P.S.: highest weightage in a report is given to d and e parts as listed

above. Also a handwritten report is recommended (other than the
graphs).
C) Project:
In the last one month of the semester after each group has finished a
minimum number of experiments a small project has to be chosen by
each group after brief literature search (eg., American Journal of
Physics). These may be carried out in research labs, using central
facilities or some simple experiments may be set-up in 315 lab itself.
Grading and Weightage of each component:
Lab expts.: 50%; Endsem Exam: 25%; Project (report + work): 25%