Advanced Laboratory Techniques II

Code:

FIS4039

Acronym:

FIS4039

Level:

400

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Physics

Instance: 2023/2024 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Physics and Astronomy
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Engineering Physics

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
M:EF	56	Official Study Plan since 2021_M:EF	1	-	6	48	162
M:F	1	Official Study Plan	1	-	6	48	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Know how to answer questions about qualitative and quantitative microfabrication techniques. • Carry out design and planning experience. • Conduct literature searches, including a critical analysis of articles, written and oral expression. • Develop mini-projects with well-defined themes.

Learning outcomes and competences

Apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering in experimental environment
Design and conduct experiments, analyze and interpret critical data
Working in multidisciplinary teams
Identifying, formulating and solving engineering problems
Identifying processes and / or systems materials capable of achieving specifications
Ability to use modern techniques and tools for Physics and Engineering
Presentation and communication skills

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Optics, Condensed Matter Physics.

Program

set of experiments related to optics and materials.

Optics:

- production of integrated optic devices made by femtosecond laser direct writing and caracterization (losses, modal profile, etc)

- Implementation of an optical tweezers system and demonstration of trapping of microsocpic particles in a aqueos environment

- Construction of a amplifier and a laser in optical fiber and characterization (spectroscopy, gain, lasing threshold, spectral emission, etc)

Condensed Matter Physics:

-Characterization of materials using X-ray Diffraction.

-Measurement of anisotropic, giant and tunneling magnetoresistances in nanostructured devices.

-Measurement of Hall and Seebeck effects in thin films.

-Superconductivity and SQUID magnetometry.

Mandatory literature

Docentes da disciplina; Diversos;Textos diversos fornecidos pelos docente

Teaching methods and learning activities

The course is taught in the form of laboratory practical classes, where the proposed works are carried out. Given the laboratory nature of the discipline is important the later contact of students with teachers as much as possible in the laboratory where the work is performed.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	10,00
Prova oral	25,00
Teste	40,00
Trabalho escrito	25,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	76,00
Frequência das aulas	56,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Notebook and attendance of at least 3/4 of the presencial classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

The assessment consists of four distinct components: - Participation (10%) - written test (40%) - individual report (25%) - oral presentation of the work carried out (25%) Minimum rating of 7.0 (out of 20)  in the written test.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

As components for assessment require the completion of laboratory work, it is recommended that all students in this situation contact the lecturer to enable the realization of the practical component in a more flexible schedule according to staff availability.

Classification improvement

Due to the continuous evaluation of this course, the improvement can only be carried out in the written examination component.

Observations

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