Magneto-Optical Experimental Methods 390-FS2-1EMM
Year of study / semester: 1 year/2 semester
Number of hours of didactic classes: Lecture - 30 h, laboratory - 30 h
Total ECTS: 6
The range of topics:
Topics taken at the lecture:
1) Methods based on the Faraday effect and on the Kerr effect.
2) Magneto-optical synchrotron techniques.
3) Methods using femtosecond pulses of light.
Topics taken during the laboratory :
1) Jones formalism.
2) Magnetic properties of thin layers.
3) Magneto-optical effects.
4) Analysis of images of domain structures.
Type of course
obligatory courses
Mode
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
A student:
1. Has an in-depth awareness of the importance of the experiment as a means of verification of theoretical concepts, awareness of experimental uncertainties and awareness of special responsibility for the results of research (K_W03).
2. Knows the construction and operating principles of measuring equipment for selected solid state physics experiments (K_W07).
3. Knows how to create an image, including digital image, knows methods of processing and improving the quality of images and signals (K_W30).
4. Understands and critically uses the professional literature and resources of the Internet - including sources in English in relation to the studied physics problems (K_U10).
Assessment criteria
An examination consisting of both written and oral parts. Obtaining at least 50 percentage points means getting a positive grade.
Bibliography
Recommended literature:
1. A K Zvezdin and V A Kotov, Modern Magnetooptics and Magnetooptical Materials, Institute of Physics Publishing Bristol and Philadelphia, 1997
(electronic version available at the lecturer).
Additional literature:
1. Alex Hubert, Rudolf Schäfer, Magnetic Domains, The Analysis of Magnetic Microstructures, ISBN 978-3-540-64108-7 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York, 2009.
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