Special Practicum 1

Course guarantor:

Jan Čepila

Lecturer:

Tutor:

Jaroslav Adam, Jan Čepila, Roman Lavička

Supervisor:

Department of Physics

Synopsis:

Physics measurement focused on instrumental techniques that are mainly used in physics and technical professions. Topics of each parts are chosen so that students can familiarize with advanced pats of experimental physics and metrology.

Requirements:

Experimental laboratory 1, 2

Programming basics

Syllabus of lectures:

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Zeeman experiment

2. Rutherford experiment, alpha spectroscopy

3. Vacuum apparatuses, leakage measurement

4. Compton scattering, gamma spectroscopy

5. Development and realisation of basic electronic circuits, Arduino

Study Objective:

Knowledge:

Experimental and analytic methods, different experimental procedures

Abilities:

Application of the mentioned methods on specific physical experiments, processing and evaluation of results

Study materials:

Key references:

[1] T. Ferbel: Experimental Techniques in High-Energy Nuclear and Particle Physics, World Scientific Pub, 1992

Recommended references:

[2] J. H. Moore et al.: Building Scientific Apparatus , Cambridge press 2009

Media and tools:

department laboratory

Note:

Further information:

https://moodle-vyuka.cvut.cz/

Time-table for winter semester 2026/2027:

Time-table is not available yet

Time-table for summer semester 2026/2027:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Jaderná a částicová fyzika (elective course)
• Nuclear and Particle Physics (elective course)