260067 VO Scattering, Microscopy and Spectroscopy (2021S)
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Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
The first scheduled lecture on Monday 8.3.2021 is a course discussion and introduction.
The lectures will be recorded and distributed digitally via Moodle. The lecturers will be available for questions and discussion via webinar tools during the scheduled hours. Links to the relevant virtual meeting rooms will be posted on Moodle.- Monday 08.03. 09:00 - 10:30 Digital
- Thursday 11.03. 09:00 - 10:30 Digital
- Monday 15.03. 09:00 - 10:30 Digital
- Thursday 18.03. 09:00 - 10:30 Digital
- Monday 22.03. 09:00 - 10:30 Digital
- Thursday 25.03. 09:00 - 10:30 Digital
- Monday 12.04. 09:00 - 10:30 Digital
- Thursday 15.04. 09:00 - 10:30 Digital
- Monday 19.04. 09:00 - 10:30 Digital
- Thursday 22.04. 09:00 - 10:30 Digital
- Monday 26.04. 09:00 - 10:30 Digital
- Thursday 29.04. 09:00 - 10:30 Digital
- Monday 03.05. 09:00 - 10:30 Digital
- Thursday 06.05. 09:00 - 10:30 Digital
- Monday 10.05. 09:00 - 10:30 Digital
- Monday 17.05. 09:00 - 10:30 Digital
- Thursday 20.05. 09:00 - 10:30 Digital
- Thursday 27.05. 09:00 - 10:30 Digital
- Monday 31.05. 09:00 - 10:30 Digital
- Monday 07.06. 09:00 - 10:30 Digital
- Thursday 10.06. 09:00 - 10:30 Digital
- Monday 14.06. 09:00 - 10:30 Digital
- Thursday 17.06. 09:00 - 10:30 Digital
- Monday 21.06. 09:00 - 10:30 Digital
- Thursday 24.06. 09:00 - 10:30 Digital
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Microscopy and various types of spectroscopy are indispensable tools for materials physics, chemistry and biology, and their mastery is vital for wide areas of research. Electron microscopy in particular has become one of the most versatile techniques for materials science.To understand these techniques, the course will provide a unified description of the scattering of both light and particles, and especially of electrons used in electron microscopy. For electron microscopy, we will give explanation of the physical concepts of wave-particle duality, image formation down to atomic resolution, as well as the interaction of such radiation with matter.Complementary to microscopy, a wide variety of spectroscopic techniques are commonplace in materials science. Apart from electron spectroscopies including scanning tunneling spectroscopy, most of these utilize electromagnetic radiation as a probe. The course will introduce the physical principles of its interaction with matter, alongside useful practical considerations for measurement and analysis.The course assumes basic knowledge of optics, electromagnetism and electrodynamics (Experimental and Theoretical Physics II), quantum mechanics (Experimental and Theoretical Physics III), and condensed matter physics (Experimental Physics IV).The modules WPF 4 "Advanced Materials" and WPF 5 "Nanotechnology" or the laboratory practical course WLP4 in the Bachelor's program in Physics provide supplementary knowledge and skills.
Assessment and permitted materials
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we expect that the exams will be held in digital format. Further exact information will follow as soon as the regulations for June 2021 are clear.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
To pass the exam, basic physical understanding of the microscopy and spectroscopy needs to be demonstrated. The grade will depend on the depth and accuracy of the answers to the questions and follow-up questions.In an oral format, if only half of the questions are correctly answered, the grade is 4. If more questions are correctly answered but significant prompting from the examiners is required or the answers are partial, the grade will be 3. If most questions are correctly answered with only some prompting, the grade is 2. For a grade of 1, correct answers to almost all questions with no prompting will need to be given.In a written format, scoring and grading will follow standard Austrian university grading practice (maximum points are 80):from 70: grade 1
from 60: grade 2
from 50: grade 3
from 40: grade 4
less than 40: grade 5
from 60: grade 2
from 50: grade 3
from 40: grade 4
less than 40: grade 5
Examination topics
The Course is to be regarded as one, single and inseparable entity together with the associated exercise class 260073-1 PUE, which is listed separately for technical reasons only. What we show in class will be worked upon and truly learned by individual and independent work on the homework sets of 260073-1 PUE, which will be distributed weekly.If you attend the class, read the literature and do the homework problems, you will have commanded sufficient knowledge of the exam contents -- knowledge meaning that you will then be able to confront and solve physical problems at the level of those given at the homework assignments.
Reading list
Transmission electron microscopy: a textbook for materials science
David B. Williams, Barry C. Carter
Springer, 2nd edition (2009)Solid-State Spectroscopy: An Introduction
Hans Kuzmany
Springer, 2nd edition (2009)Transmission electron microscopy: physics of image formation and microanalysis
Ludwig Reimer
Springer, 4th edition (1997)
David B. Williams, Barry C. Carter
Springer, 2nd edition (2009)Solid-State Spectroscopy: An Introduction
Hans Kuzmany
Springer, 2nd edition (2009)Transmission electron microscopy: physics of image formation and microanalysis
Ludwig Reimer
Springer, 4th edition (1997)
Association in the course directory
M-CORE 11
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