Semester-III ,M. Sc. Physics (III Semester) Paper-IX

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Condensed matter physics

(Compulsory)

Unit-I     
Crystal Physics
: Crystalline solids, unit cell and direct lattice, two and three dimensional Bravais lattices, closed-packed structures

Interaction of X-ray with matter, absorption of X-rays, Elastic scattering form perfect lattice. The reciprocal lattice and its applications to diffraction techniques. The Laue, Powder and rotating crystal methods, crystal structure factor and intensity of diffraction maxima. Extinction due to lattice scattering.

Unit-II    
Defects: Point defects, line defects and planer (stacking) faults. The role of dislocations in plastic deformation and crystal growth. The observation of imperfections in crystals, X-ray and electron microscopy.

Unit-III   
Electronic Properties of Solids: Electrons in a periodic lattice: Bloch theorem, Band theory, Classification of solids, effective mass, Tight-bonding, cellular and pseudo-potential methods, Fermi surface, de Hass von Alfven effect.

Unit-IV  
Cyclotron resonance, magneto-resistance, quantum Hall effect.
Superconductivity: critical temperature, persistent current, Meissner effect.

Unit-V    
Weiss theory of ferromagnetism, Heisenberg model and molecular field theory, Spin waves and megnons. Curie-Weiss law for susceptibility, Ferri- and antiferro-magnetic order. Domains and Bloch-wall energy.   

Text and Reference Books

  • Verma and Srivastava – Crystallography for Solid State Physics
  • Azaroff- Introduction to solids
  • Omer- Elementry solid state physics
  • Aschroff and Mermin- Solid state physics
  • Kittel – Solid state physics
  • Chaikin and Lubensky – Principals of Condensed Matter Physics
M. Sc. Physics (III Semester)
Paper-X

Nuclear and particle physics


Unit-I     
Nuclear Interactions and Nuclear ReactionsNucleon- nucleon interaction- Exchange forces &  tensor forces, Meson theory and nuclear forces, Nucleon-nucleon scattering – Effective range theory, Spin dependence of nuclear forces – Charge independence and charge symmetry of nuclear forces, Isospin formalism, Yukawa interaction.      

Unit-II    
Direct and compound nuclear reaction mechanisms – Cross sections in terms of partial wave amplitude – Compound nucleus – Scattering matrix – Reciprocity theorem  

Nuclear Models: Liquid drop model, Bohr – Wheeler theory of fission, Experimental evidence for shell effects – Shell model – Spin – orbital coupling – Magic numbers.

Unit-III   
Angular momenta and parities of nuclear ground states, Qualitative discussion and estimates of transition rates – Magnetic moments and Schmidt lines – Collective model of Bohr Mottelson.

Nuclear decay: Beta decay – Fermi theory of beta decay – Shape of the beta spectrum – Total decay rate – Angular momentum and parity selection rules – Comparative half – lives – Allowed and forbidden transitions – Selection rules – Parity violation –

Unit-IV  
Two component theory of neutrino decay – Detection and properties of neutrino – Gamma decay – Multipole transitions in nuclei – Angular momentum and parity selection rules – Internal conversion – Nuclear isomerism.

Unit-V    
Elementary particle physics
: Types of interaction between elementary particles – Hadrons and leptons – Symmetry and conservation laws – Elementry ideas of CP and CPT invariance – Classification of hadrons – Lie algebra, SU(2) – SU(3) multiplets – Quark model – Gell – Mann – Okubo formula for octet and decuplet hadrons – Charm, Bottom and tom quarks.


Text and reference Books

  • Bohr and B.R. Mottelson, Nuclear Structure, Vol.1(1969) and Vol 2, Benjamin, Reading, A. 1975
  • Kenneth S. Kiane, Introductory Nuclear Physics, Wiley, New Yark, 1988
  • Ghoshal, Atomic and Nuclear Physics, Vol. 2.
  • P.H. Perkins, Introduction to high Energy Physics, Addison-Wesley, London, 1982.
  • Shirokov Yudin, Nuclear Physics Vol. 1 & 2, Mir Publishers, Moscow, 1982.
  • D. Griffiths, Introduction to Elementary Particles, Harper and Row, New York, 1987.
  • F.A. Enge, Introduction to Nuclear Physics, Addison-Wesley, 1975
  • G.E. Brown and A.D. Jackson, Nucleon interaction, North-Holland, Amsterdam, 1976.
  • S.de Benedetti, Nuclear interaction, John Wiley & Sons, NY, 1964
  • M.K. Pal, Theory of nuclear structure, Affiliated East, Madras, 1982.
  • Y.R. Waghmare, Introductory nuclear physics, Oxford – IBH, Bombay, 1981.
  • J.M. Longo, Elementary particles, Mc-Grow-Hill, NY, 1971.
  • R.D. Evans, Atomic nucleus Mc-Grow-Hill, NY, 1955
  • Kapaln, Nuclear Physics, 2nd addition, Narosa, Madras, 1989.
  • B.L. Cohen, Concepts of nuclear physics, TMGH, Bombay. 1071.
  • R.R. Roy and B.P. Nigam, Nuclear physics, Wiley – Eastern Ltd., 1983.   

M. Sc. Physics (III Semester)
Paper-XI (Special)

CondensED matter physics-I

Unit-I     
Lattice dynamics and optical properties of solids
: Inter-atomic forces and lattice dynamics of simple metals, Ionic and covalent crystals, Optical phonons and dielectric constants, Inelastic neutron scattering. 

Unit-II    
Mossbauer effect, Debye-Waller factor, Anharmonicity, thermal expansion and thermal conductivity. Interaction of electrons and phonons with photons.  Direct and indirect transitions.

Unit-III   
Absorption in insulators, Polaritons, one-phonon absorption, optical properties of metals, skin effect and anomalous skin effect. Interaction of electrons with acoustic and optical phonons.

Unit-IV  
Superconductivity
: Manifestations of energy gap. Cooper pairing due to phonons, BCS theory of superconductivity, Ginzsburg-Landau theory and application to Josephson effect: d-c Josephson effect, a-c Josephson effect. 

Unit-V    
Macroscopic quantum interference. Vortices and type II superconductors, high temperature superconductors.

Text and Reference Books

  • Medelung – Introduction to solid state theory
  • Callaway – Quantum theory of Solid state
  • Huang – Theoretical solid state physics
  • Kittel- Quantum theory of solids.

M. Sc. Physics (III Semester)
Paper-XII (Special)

Electronics-I

Unit-I   
Operational Amplifiers
: Differential amplifier circuit configuration dual input balance out put differential amplifier, dc analysis, ac analysis, inverting and non-inverting inputs, CMRR, constant current bias level translator, Block diagram of a typical operational amplifier, analysis, open loop configuration, inverting and non-inverting amplifiers, operational amplifier with negative feedback, voltage sires feedback, effect of feedback on close loop gain, input resistance output resistance bandwidth and output offset voltage, voltage follower,

Unit-II    
Practical operational amplifier, input offset voltage, input bias current, input off set current, total output off set voltage, CMRR, frequency response, dc and ac amplifier, summing, scaling and averaging amplifier, instrumentation amplifier, integrator and differentiator.
Oscillators principles- oscillator types, frequency stability, response, The phase shift oscillator, Wein bridge oscillator, LC tunable oscillator, multi-vibrators, mono-stable and astable, comparators, square wave and triangular wave generators, Voltage regulators, fixed regulators, and adjustable voltage regulators, switching regulators.

Unit-III
Communication electronics
: Amplitude modulation, generation of AM waves, demodulation of AM waves, DS BSC modulation, generation of DSBSC waves, coherent detection of DSBSC wave, SSB modulation, generation and detection of SSB waves, Vestigial sideband modulation, frequency division multiplexing (FDM).  

Unit-IV
Digital Electronics: Combinational logic, A transistor as switch, OR, AND and NOT gates, NOR and NAND gates, Boolean algebra, De Morgan’s, theorem, Exclusive OR gate, Decoder/demultiplexer, Data selector/ multiplexer, Encoder
Sequential logic
: Flip flops, 1 bit memory, the RS flip flop, JK flip-flop, JK master slave flip-flop, T flip-flop, D, flip-flop, Shift registers, synchronous and asynchronous counters, Cascade counters.

Unit-V    
Microprocessor: Introduction to microcomputers, Memory, input-output devices, interfacing devices. 8085 CPU, architecture, bus timing, de-multiplexing, the address bus, generating control signals, instruction set, addressing modes, illustrative programmes, assembly language programmes, looping, counting and indexing, counters and timing delay, stack and sub-routings.

Text and Reference Books.

  • Electronic devices and circuit theory: Robort Boylested and L. Nashdsky (PHI, New Delhi)
  • OP-Amps and linear integrated circuits : Ramakanth A. Gayakwad (PHI 2nd Edn)
  • Digital principles and Applications: A.P. Malvino and D.P. Laach  (Tata Ma-Graw Hill)
  • Microprocessor architecture, programming and Application with 8085/8086: Ramesh S. Gaonkar (Wiley-Estern)

M. Sc. Physics (III Semester)
Paper-XIII (Special)
Atomic and molecular physics-I

 
     
Basic principles of interaction of spin and applied magnetic field-concepts of NMR spectroscopy-concepts of spin-spin and spin-lattice relaxation, Chemical shift, Spin-spin coupling between two and more nuclei (qualitative) experimental set up CW.

Unit-II    
NMR spectrometer, Chemical analysis using NMR., Mossbauer effect-Recoil less emission of gamma rays, Chemical shift,

Unit-III    
Magnetic hyperfine interaction, experimental setup. Electron spin resonance, Effects of LS coupling fine and hyperfine structure, g values, Simple experimental setup.

Unit-IV  
Time dependence in quantum mechanics, Time dependent perturbation theory, Rate expression for emission, Perturbation theory calculation of polarisability, Quantum mechanical expression for emission rate, Time correlation function and spectral Fourier transform pair.

Unit-V    
Properties of time correlation functions and spectral time shape, Fluctuation dissipation theorem, Rotational correlation function and pure rotational spectra, Re-orientational spectroscopy of liquids.

Text and Reference Books

Molecular Spectroscopy: - Jeane L. McHale
  • Molecular Quantum Mechanics- P.W. Alkins and R.S. Fridman
  • Mossbauer spectroscopy- M.R. Bhide
  • NMR and Chemistry- J.W. Akitt
  • Structutal Methodsd in inorganic chemistry, E.A.V. Ebsworth, D.W.H. Rankin, S. Crdock.

M. Sc. Physics (III Semester)
Paper-XIV (Special)
nuclear and particle physics -I

The nucleon-nucleon interaction and nuclear radiation detection

Unit-I    
The nucleon-nucleon interaction
: Nucleon-nucleon interaction and hadron structure: phenomenological nucleon – nucleon potentials- Meson-theory-derivation of Yukawa interaction – Electromagnetic properties of deuteron-polarization in nucleon- nucleon scattering – Scattering matrix-Probing charge distribution with electrons – Form factor- Proton form factors- Deep inelastic electron-proton scattering – Bjorken scaling and partons- Quarks within the protons- Gluons as mediators of strong interaction.

Unit-II    
Particle phenomenology
: Pion- nucleon scattering-Isospin analysis, Phase shifts- Resonance and their quantum numbers- Production and formation experiments, Relativistic kinematics and invariants- Mandelstam variables- Phase space- Decay of one particle into three particles- Dalitz plot.       

Unit-III   
Nuclear radiation detectors:
Ionization radiation: Ionization and transport phenomenon in gases – Avalanche multiplication
Detector properties:  Detection- energy measurement-Position measurement- Time measurement
Gas Counters: Ionization chambers- Proportional counters- Multiwire proportional counters – Geiger-Muller counters- Neutron detectors

Unit-IV  
Solid state detectors
:  Semiconductor detectors – Integrating solid state devices- Surface barrier detectors
Scintillation counters: Organic and inorganic scintillators- Theory, characteristics and detection efficiency-

Unit-V    
High energy particle detectors
: General principles – Nuclear emulsion- Cloud chambers- Bubble chambers- Cerenkov counter
Nuclear electronics:  Analog and digital pulses- Signal pulses- Transient effects in RC circuit- Pulse shaping- Linear amplifiers- Pulse height discriminators- Single channel analyser- Multichannel analyser

Text and reference Books.

  • G. E. Brown and  A.D. Jackson- Nucleon-nucleon interaction, North Holland (Amsterdam) 1976
  • S. de Benedetti, Nuclear interaction, John Willey and Sons, NY, 1964
  • P. Marmier and E. Sheldon, Physics and nuclei and particles Vol I and II, Academic press, NY 1970.
  • H.A. Enge , Introduction to nuclear physics, Addison-Wesley, 1975
  • S.S. Kapoor and V.S. Ramamurthy,  Nuclear radiation detectors, Wiley –Eastern, New Delhi, 1986.
  • W.H.  , Radiation detection Butterworths, London 1980
  • W.J. Price, Nuclear radiation detection,  Mc Graw Hill, NY 1964.

M. Sc. Physics (III Semester)
Paper-XV (Special)
Informatics-I

 (Materials and Data Communication)

Unit-I     
Semiconductor Quantum structures, Hetero-structures, Mismatch Hetero-structures, Coherently Strained structures, Partially relaxed strained layer structures, Methods of formation Hetero-structures, Some of the examples of h Hetero-structures.

Unit-II    
Bandgap engineering, Strained layer epitaxy, Light emitting diodes, Etched well surface emitting LED, Continuous operation lasers Hetero-quantum lasers, CW Hetero-quantum laser, Stripe Geometry.

Unit-III   
Fourier series and transforms and their applications to data communication. Introduction to probability and random variables. Introduction to information theory and queuing theory. 

Unit-IV  
Introduction and evolution of telecommunication, Fundamentals of electronic communication: Wired, Wireless, Satellite and optical fiber, Analog/digital, Serial/parallel, Simplex’half and full duplex, Synchronous/Asynchronous, Bit/baud rates, Parity and error control (CRC, LRC, ARQ,, etc), Signal to noise ratio, etc.

Unit-V    
Transmission types, coded, modes, speed and throughput. Modulation types, techniques and standards. Base band and carrier communication, Detection, Interference, Noise signals and their characterization, phase locked loops.  Modems, Transmission media (guided & unguided), Common interface standards.

Text and Reference Books.
1.   Data communication : Reid and Bartskor
2.   Data Network : Gallager
3.   Data Communication : William Stalling
4.   Communication networks: Leon-Garcia and Widjaja
5.   Introduction to communication system : S. Haykins
6.   Analog and Digital Communication : S. Haykins

M. Sc. Physics (III Semester)
Paper-XVI (Special)

Materials Science-I

Unit-I    
Equilibrium and Kinetics: Stability and metastability, Basic thermodynamic functions, Statistical nature of entropy, Kinetics of thermally activated process.
 Basics of Phase diagrams: The phase rule, free energy composition diagram, correlation between free energy and phase diagram, calculation of phase boundaries, thermodynamics of solutions.

Unit-II    
Phase diagrams: Single component system (water), two component system containing two phases and three phases, Binary phase diagrams having intermediate phases, Binary phase diagrams with eutectic system. Lever principle, maximum, minimum, super lattice, miscibility gap, microstructure changes during cooling, application to zone refining.

Unit-III   
Phase transformations
: Time scale for phase changes, peritectic reaction, eutectoide and eutectic transformations, order disorder transformation, transformation diagrams, dendritic structure in alloys, transformation on heating and cooling, grain size effect on rate of transformation at constant temperature and on continuous cooling, grain size effect on rate of transformation, nucleation kinetics, growth kinetics, interface kinetics leading to the crystal growth.

Unit-IV  
Diffusion in solids: Fick’s laws and their solutions, the Kirkendall effect, mechanism of diffusion, temperature dependence of diffusion co-efficient, self diffusion, interstitial diffusion, the Snoek effect in diffusion, diffusion in ionic crystals, diffusion path other than the crystal lattice, thermal vibrations and activation energy, diffusion of carbon in iron.

Unit- V   
Preparative methods: Solid State reaction, epitaxy, topotaxy, examples of solid state reactions, BaTiO3, Li4SiO4, YBa2Cu3O7, Na b/b’ alumina.
Sol-gel methods- synthesis of MgAl2O4 – synthesis of silica glass - spinning of alumina fibers -preparation of indium tin oxide (ITO) and other coating – Fabrication of YSZ ceramics – preparation of alumina based abrasives.
Use of homogeneous, single source precursors – Hydrothermal synthesis – Intercalation and deintercalation – vapor phase transport – Combustion synthesis – Crystal growth techniques – High pressure methods.

Reference and Text Books:

  • Vanvellak: Materials Science.
  • V. Raghvan: Materials Science,
  • D. Kingery : Introduction to ceramics.
  • R.E. Reedhil: Physical metallurgy.
  • Martin Start Sharger: Introductory materials.
  • Sinnot: Solid state for engineers.
  • Kelly and Groves: Crystal and defects.
  • Kittel: Solid state physics, Vth edition.  
  • Introduction to solid state theory: Modelung  

M. Sc. Physics (III Semester)
Paper-XVII (Special)

X-Ray-I
(Spectroscopy)

Unit-I     
Continuous and Characteristic X-rays
: Various types of demountable and sealed X-ray tubes. Production of X-rays. Efficiency of X-ray production. Continuous and characteristic X-ray spectra. X-ray emission from thick and thin targets.  Basics of high-tension circuits and vacuum systems used for the operation of X-ray tubes.
                
Unit-II    
Isochromats: Principles of bremsstrahlung and characteristic isochromats.
Synchrotron radiation: Production and properties of radiation from storage rings, Insertion devices. Pelletron as source of X-rays.

Unit-III   
Absorption of X-rays and X-ray Fluorescence
:  Absorption of X-rays. Physical process of X-ray absorption. Measurement of X-ray absorption coefficients. Units of dose and intensity. Radiography. Microradiography and their applications.
               X-ray fluorescence. Auger effect. Fluorescence yield. X-ray fluorescence analysis and its applications. Techniques and applications of Auger electron spectroscopy, Photoelectron spectroscopy, Proton induced X-ray emission, Electron probe micro analyser.

Unit-IV   
X-ray Spectroscopy
: Experimental techniques of wavelength and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy. Bragg and double crystal spectrographs. Focusing spectrographs. Tangential incidence grating spectrographs. Dispersion and resolving power of spectrographs, Photographic and other methods of detection and measurement, Resolving power of detectors.

Unit-V    
X-ray emission and absorption spectra. Energy level diagram. Dipole and forbidden lines, Satellite lines and their origin, Regular and irregular doublets. Relative intensity of X-ray lines.

Reference and Text Books:

  • A.H. Compton and S.K. Allison: X-rays in Theory and Experiment
  • G.L. Clark: Applied X-rays
  • Sproull: X-rays
  • J.A. Nielsen and D. Mc Morrow: Elements of Modern X-ray Physics
  • A.G. Michette and C.J. Buckley: X-ray Science and Technology
  • M.A. Blokhin: X-ray Spectroscopy
  • B.K. Agarwal: X-ray Spectroscopy
  • E.P. Bertin: Principles and Practice of X-ray Spectrometric Analysis
  • L.V. Azaroff: X-ray Spectroscopy
  • C. Bonnelle and C. Mande: Advances in X-ray Spectroscopy
  • D.C. Koningsberger and R. Prins: X-ray Absorption Principles, Applications, Techniques of EXAFS, SEXAFS and XANES
  • N.F.M. Henry, H. Lipson and W.A. Wooster: The interpretation of X-ray Diffraction Photographs
  • K. Lonsdale: Crystals and X-rays
  • B.D. Cullity: Elements of X-ray Diffraction
  • M.M. Woollfson: X-ray Crystallography
  • M.J. Buerger: X-ray Crystallography
  • C. Kunz: Synchrotron Radiation
  • Bacon: Neutron Physics

M. Sc. Physics (III Semester)
Paper-XVIII (Special)
Condensed Matter Physics-II

Unit-I
Crystal Physics and X-ray Crystallography: External symmetry elements of crystals. Concept of point group. Influence of symmetry on physical properties; Electrical conductivity. Space groups, derivation of equivalent point positions (with examples from triclinic systems), experimental determination of space group.

Unit-II    
Principle of powder diffraction method, interpretation of powder photographs, Analytical indexing, Ito’s method accurate determination of lattice parameters, Least squares method, Application of powder method, Oscillations and Buerger’s precession methods, Determination of relative structure amplitudes from measured intensities (Lorentz and polarization factor), Fourier representation of electron density, The phase problem, Patterson function.

Unit-III   
Exotic solids: Structure and symmetries of liquids, liquid crystal and amorphous solids, aperiodic solids and quasicrystals, Fibonaccy sequence, Penrose lattices and their extension to three dimentions.

Unit-IV  
Special carbon solids, Fullerenes, tubules, formation characterization of fullerenes and tubules, Single wall and multi-wall carbon tubules, electronic properties of tubules, Carbon nano-tubules based electronic devices, Definition of properties of nanostructures materials, method of synthesis of nanostructures materials.

Unit-V    
Special experimental technique for characterisation of nanostructured materials, Quantum size effect and its applications.

Text and Reference books.
1.   X-ray crystallography : Azaroff
2.   Elementary dislocation theory : Weertman & Weertman
3.   Crystallography for solid state physics : Verma and Srivastava
4.   Solid state Physics : Kittel
5.   The powder method : Azaroff & Buerger
6.   Crystal structure analysis : Buerger
7.   Elementary solid state physics : Omar
8.   The physics of quasicrystals : Editors. Steinhardt and Ostulond
9.    Handbook of Nanostructured  materials and Nanotechnology   (Vol 1 to 4): Editor Hari Singh Nalwa  
                                                                                 

M. Sc. Physics (III Semester)
Paper-XIX (Special)

Electronics-II

Unit-I     
Analog and digital system: Analog computation, active filters, comparators, logarithmic and antilogarithmic amplifier, sample and hold amplifier, wave form generators, square and triangular wave generator,  Pulse generator, read only memory (ROM) and applications. Random access memory (RAM) and applications, Digital to analogue converters, ladder and weighted register types, analog to digital converters, counter types, successive approximations and dual slop converters, application of DAC and ADC, 

Unit-II    
Opto-electronics: Phto-detectors with external photo effect, photo-detector with internal photo effect, photo-conductors and photo-resisters, junction photo-detector, Curcuit with LED tester, polarity and voltage tester, measuring instruments with LED indication,
LED, numeric and alpha numeric display unit, semiconductor switches and potential isolation, the photo-transistor as a switch in the opto-couplers, steady sate performance, dynamic performance, use of opto-couplers,

Unit-III
Microwave devices:
Klystrons, magnetrons, and traveling wave tubes, velocity modulation, basic principle of two cavity klystrons and reflex klystrons, principle of operation of magnetrons, Helix traveling wave tubes, wave modes, transferred electron devices, gunn effect, principle of operation, modes of operation, read diode, IMPATT diode, TRAPATT diode.

Unit-IV  
Microwave communication
: Advantage and disadvantage of microwave transmission, loss in free space propagation of microwaves, atmospheric effect on propagation, Fresnel zone problem, ground refection, fading sources, detector components, antennas used in microwave communication systems.

Unit-V    
Radar System: Radar block diagram and operation, radar frequencies, pulse considerations, radar range equation, derivation of radar range equation, minimum detectable signal receive noise, signal to noise ratio, integration of radar pulses, radar cross section, pulse repetition frequency, antenna parameters, system losses and propagation losses, radar transmitters, receivers, antennas, display.
Satellite communication: Satellite communication, orbital satellite, geo-stationery satellite, orbital pattern, look angles, orbital spacing, satellite systems, link modules.

Text and Reference Books.
1.   Microelectronics : Jacob Millman (Mc-Graw Hill Interna)
2.   Optoelectronics: Theory and Practices: Edited by Alien Chappal (Mc Graw Hill)
3.   Microwaves: K.L. Gupta (Wiley Ester New Delhi)
4.   Advanced electronics communication systems: Wayne Tomasi (Phi Edn)

M. Sc. Physics (III Semester)
Paper-XX (Special)
Atomic and Molecular Physics-Ii

Unit-I     
Raman effect, Quantum theory, Molecular polarizibility, Pure rotational Raman spectra of diatomic molecules, Vibration rotation Raman spectrum of diatomic molecules.

Unit-II    
Intensity alterations in Raman spectra of diatomic molecules. Experimental setup for Raman spectroscopy, Application of IR and Raman spectroscopy in the structure determination of simple molecules.

Unit-III   
Electronic spectra of diatomic molecules, Born Oppenheimer approximation. Vibrational coarse structure of electronic bands,  Progression and sequences, intensity of electronic bands.

Unit-IV  
Franck Condon principle, Dissociation and pre dissociation, Dissociation energy.

Unit-V    
Rotational fine structure of electronic bands, Electronic structure of diatomic  

Text and Reference Books

  • Introduction to Atomic Spectra- H.E. White
  • Fundamentals of Molecular Spectroscopy- C.B. Banwell
  • Spectroscopy Vol. I,II and III, Walker and Straghen
  • Introduction to Molecular Spectroscopy- G.M. Barrow
  • Spectra of diatomic molecules- Herzberg.
  • Molecular spectroscopy- Jeanne L. McHale
  • Molecular spectroscopy – J.M. Brown
  • Spectra of Atoms and Molecules-P.F. Bemath
  • Modern Spectroscopy- J.M. Holkas

M. Sc. Physics (III Semester)
Paper-XXI (Special)

Nuclear and Particle Physics-II

Nuclear reaction and nuclear energy and Accelerators

Unit-I     
Nuclear reactions
: Elementary approach to potential scattering theory – S-wave neutron scattering in the compound nuclear reaction model – Derivation and discussion of Breit-Wigner resonance formula – Single level single channel R-matrix (R-function) theory – Statistical model of compound nucleus reaction – Pre-equilibrium reactions – Discussion of direct reactions

Unit-II    
Ground state deuteron – Magnetic moment – Quadrupole moment – S and D admixtures – Plane wave theory of deuteron – Stripping in zero range approximation –– Spectroscopic factor and determination of nuclear level properties, Single nucleon transfer reactions – Features of medium and low energy heavy – ion elastic scattering – Diffraction model – Nuclear fission and extended liquid drop model.
              
Unit-III   
Nuclear Energy
: The fission process-Neutron released in the fission process. Cross sections – The fission reactors – Fusion – Thermonuclear reactions – Energy production in stars.
Historical Developments: Different types of accelerators – Layout and components of accelerators – Accelerator applications,  Hamiltonian for Particle motion in accelerators – Hamiltonian in Frenet-Serret coordinate system – Magnetic field in Frenet-Serret coordinate system. Equation of betatron motion – Particle motion in dipole and quadrupole magnets –

Unit-IV  
Linear betatron motion
: Transfer matrix and stability of betatron motion – Courant  - Snyder invariant and emittance. Stability of betatron motion – Sympletic condition – Effect of space – charge force on betatron motion.
Synchrotron Motion: Longitudinal equation of motion – The synchrotron Hamiltonian – The synchrotron mapping equation – Evolution phase space ellipse.

Unit-V    
Linear Accelerators
: Historical milestone – Fundamental properties of accelerating structures – Particle acceleration by EM waves – Longitudinal particle dynamics in Linac – Transverse beam dynamic in a Linac.
Principle and Design Details of Accelerators: Basic principle and design of accelerators viz. electrostatic, electrodynamics, resonant with special emphasis on microtron, pelletron and cyclotron – Syncrotron radiation sources – Spectrum of the emitted radiation and their applications.

Text and Reference Books

  • Satchler, Introduction to Nuclear Reactions
  • H. A. Enge, Introduction to Nuclear Physics, Addison Wesley, 1975
  • B. L. Cohen, Concepts of Nuclear Physics, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 1978
  • P. Marmier and E. Sheldon, Physics of Nuclei and Particle, Vol. I & II Academic Press, 1969
  • S. Y. Lee, Accelerator Physics, World Scientific, Singapore, 1999
  • J. J. Livingood, Principles of Cyclic Particle Accelerators, D. Van Nostrand Co., 1961
  • J. P. Blewett, Particle Accelerators, McGraw-Hill Book Co.
  • S. P. Kapitza and V. N. Melekhin, The Microtron, Harwood Academic Publishers
  • W. Scharf, Particle Accelerators and Their Uses, Harwood Academic Publishers
    • M. Kapchinsky, Theory of Resonance Linear Accelerators, Harwood Academic Publishers
  • P. Lapostole and A. Septier, Linear Accelerators, North Holland.

M. Sc. Physics (III Semester)
Paper-XXII (Special)
Informatics-II

(Internet working technology)
  

Unit-I     
Introduction to Unix and shell scripting. Conceptual framework of computer language

Unit-II    
Introduction to C/C++. Data types and operators, Statements and control flow, Functions and programme structure, Strings,

Unit-III   
The preprocessor, Pointers, Memory allocation, Input and output, Sub program, Recursion, File access.
Object orientation concepts: classes, objects, methods and messages, encapsulation and inheritance, interface and implementation, reuse and extension of classes, inheritance and polymorphism; analysis and design;

Unit-IV  
Notations for object-oriented analysis and design; Case studies and applications using some object oriented programming languages.

Unit-V    
Introduction to web enabling technologies and authoring tools/languages (webcasting, database, integration, CGI, pen, Java, HTML, C++, etc.)

Text and Reference Books.
1.   Object oriented systems development using unified modeling language: Bahrami A. (McGraw Hill International)
2.   Object oriented analysis and design with Applications  : G. Booch (Addison Wesley 2nd Edn)
3.   Beginning object oriented analysis and design using C++: Lesse Liberty (Wrox Press)
4.   An introduction to object oriented programming: Timpthy Budd (2nd Edn. Addison Wesley)

M. Sc. Physics (III Semester)
Paper-XXIII (Special)

Materials Science-II

Unit-I     
Film deposition techniques and processes: Introduction, vacuum systems – Evaporation – Molecular beam epitaxy – Sputter deposition – Chemical vapor deposition – Laser ablation – Electroplating.

Unit-II    
Solid state characterization techniques
: X-ray diffraction – Introduction – basic principles – experimental considerations – applications, structure determination, phase analysis, grain size analysis. Microscopic techniques – SEM, AFM and STEM.
Thermal analysis – Principle and applications of thermo-gravometric analysis – differential thermal analysis – differential scanning calorimetry.
              
Unit-III   
Spectroscopic techniques
– Photoacoustic spectroscopy – principle – instrumentation-applications.
Photoelectron spectroscopy – Instrumentation – solid state surface studies – surface charging and calibration problems – Valence energy level studies – UV photoelectron spectra – X-ray photoelectron spectra – Auger electron spectroscopy.
Special experimental techniques for characterization of nano-structure materials.

Unit-IV  
Disordered systems:
Point defects, the geometry of dislocations, surface imperfections, Burger vector, tensile stress, strain curve, creep cure, plastic deformation by slip and twinning, shear strength of perfect crystals.
Shallow impurity states in semiconductors, localized lattice vibration states in solids, vacancies interstitials and color centers in ionic crystals.

Unit-V    
Disorder in condensed matter
: substitutional positional and topographical disorder, short and long-rage order, atomic correlation function and structural description of glasses and liquids.
Andersons model for random system and electron localization, mobility edge, qualitative application of the idea to the amorphous semiconductors and hopping conduction.

Reference and Text Books:

  • Vanvellak: Materials Science.
  • V. Raghvan: Materials Science,
  • D. Kingery : Introduction to ceramics.
  • R.E. Reedhil: Physical metallurgy.
  • Martin Start Sharger: Introductory materials.
  • Sinnot: Solid state for engineers.
  • Kelly and Groves: Crystal and defects.
  • Kittel: Solid state physics, Vth edition.  
  • Introduction to solid state theory: Modelung  

M. Sc. Physics (III Semester)
Paper-XXIV (Special)

X-Rays (Spectroscopy)-II

Unit-I     
Chemical Effects in X-ray Spectra
: Chemical effects in X-ray spectra. White line, Chemical shifts of absorption edges

Unit-II    
Fine structures (XANES and EXAFS) associated with the absorption edges and their applications. X-ray spectroscopy with synchrotron sources.

Unit-III   
Soft X-ray spectroscopy of metals and alloys, Applications to semiconductors and insulators

Unit-IV  
Dispersion Theory
:  Dispersion theory applied to X-rays, Calculation of the dielectric constant, Significance of the complex dielectric constant. 

Unit-V    
Refraction of X-rays, Methods for measurement of refractive index. X-ray optics and X-ray microscopy. Design of beam lines for synchrotron applications.

Reference and Text Books:
Same as for paper-I ( XVII)

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