Laser-Based Experiments For An Improved Upper-Division Physics Laboratory

改进的高年级物理实验室的激光实验

• 批准号: 9351838
• 负责人: Daniel Spiegel
• 金额: $ 4.12万
• 依托单位: Trinity University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1993
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1993-05-15 至 1996-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9351838&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Laser; Based; Experiments; Improved; Upper

This project is upgrading an existing one-semester Modern Physics Laboratory into a two-semester Junior Physics Laboratory through the development of new experiments in laser spectroscopy and modern optics.Physics majors at Trinity receive an excellent introduction to experimental physics. We have established a first-rate lower-division laboratory sequence, including an exceptional program on the use of computers in physics. However, we are convinced that students at Trinity and many of its peer institutions do not obtain sufficient experience with the advanced experimental techniques employed in today's research laboratories. We are therefore introducing revisions in our curriculum, including a required Senior Thesis research project, to bring students much closer to the research capabilities of contemporary physics. By placing a very high priority on modern experimental techniques, we intend to attract a much larger number of talented majors interested in careers in advanced physics research, and to prepare these majors for study in highly competitive graduate programs.The laboratory improvements defined in this proposal is providing the capstone of our new emphasis on contemporary experimental methods. We are taking advantage of the wide range of advanced experimental topics that can be investigated using moderate-cost lasers, and the high level of student interest in laser-based experiments. A nitrogen-pumped dye- laser system, a Fabry-Perot spectrometer, and Macintosh computer systems are the major apparatus that have been purchased for the experiments. These equipment items are quite versatile; most are being used in more than one investigation. The laser-based experiments proposed here can thus serve as models for the next generation of upper-division physics laboratories.

这个项目是升级现有的一个学期的现代 物理实验室改成初中物理两学期 实验室通过发展新的激光实验 在Trinity主修物理学 获得一个很好的实验物理学入门。 我们 建立了一个一流的低级实验室 序列，包括一个关于使用的异常程序， 物理学中的计算机 我们相信，学生 在Trinity和它的许多同行机构没有获得 对先进的实验技术有足够的经验 在今天的研究实验室里。 因此我们 在我们的课程中引入修订，包括一个必要的 高级论文研究项目，让学生更接近 当代物理学的研究能力。 通过 高度重视现代实验技术， 我们打算吸引更多的优秀专业人才， 对高级物理学研究的职业感兴趣， 准备这些专业的研究在竞争激烈的研究生 本提案中定义的实验室改进 是我们新的重点， 实验方法 我们正在利用 一系列可以研究的高级实验课题 使用中等成本的激光，以及高水平的学生 对基于激光的实验感兴趣 一种氮泵染料- 激光系统、法布里-珀罗光谱仪和麦金塔 计算机系统是主要的设备， 买来做实验。这些装备相当 用途广泛;大多数用于一项以上的调查。 因此，这里提出的基于激光的实验可以作为 下一代高级物理学的模型 laboratories.