Physics 403

Modern Experimental Physics

Reference Materials (Physics-Astronomy Library)

Textbooks

1. A.C. Melissinos, Experiments in Modern Physics (Academic Press, 1966, New York)
2. D.W. Preston and E. R. Dietz, The Art of Experimental Physics (John Wiley, 1990, New York)

General references

1. F.T. Arecchi and E.O. Schultz-Dubois (editors) Laser Handbook vol. 1, (North-Holland, 1972, Amsterdam)
2. P.R. Bevington, Data Reduction and Error Analysis for the Physical Sciences (McGraw-Hill, 1969, NY)
3. J.W. Cooper, The Microcomputer in the Laboratory (Wiley, 1977, New York)
4. R.A. Dunlap, Experimental Physics--Modern Methods (Oxford University Press, 1988, New York)
5. A.G. Frodoson, Probability and Statistics in Particle Physics (Bergen: Universitetsforl., 1979, Bergen)
6. C. Kittel, Introduction to Solid State Physics, 6th edition (Wiley, 1986, New York)
7. L. Lyons, Statistics for Nuclear and Particle Physics (Cambridge University Press, 1986, Cambridge)
8. L. L. Marton, Methods of Experimental Physics, Volumes 1-26 (Academic Press, 1952, New York)
9. Moses, The Practicing Scientist's Handbook (Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1976, New York)
10. J. H. Moore, C. C. Davis, and M. A. Caplan, Building Scientific Apparatus (Addison-Wesley, 1983, NY)
11. R. Morrison, Grounding and Shielding Techniques in Instrumentation (Wiley, 1977, New York)
12. J. Strong, Procedures in Experimental Physics (Prentice-Hall, 1947, New York)
13. Wilson, An Introduction to Scientific Research (McGraw-Hill, 1952, New York)

Nuclear and particle physics techniques

1. F. T. Avignone, Modern Nuclear Laboratory Course (Columbia University Press, 1975, New York)
2. H. A. Bethe and J. Ashkin, "The Passage of Heavy Particles Through Matter" in E. Segre,Experimental Nuclear Physics, Vol.1 (Wiley, 1953, New York)
3. J. B. A. England, Techniques in Nuclear Structure Physics 2 Vol. (Halstead Press, 1974, New York)
4. R. Evans, The Atomic Nucleus (R. E. Krieger, 1982, Malabar)
5. T. Ferbel, Experimental Techniques in High Energy Physics (Addison-Wesley, 1987, Menlo Park)
6. G.F. Knoll, Radiation Detection and Measurement (Wiley, 1989, New York)
7. W.R. Leo, Techniques for Nuclear and Particle Physics Experiments (Springer-Verlag, 1987,Berlin)
8. K. Siegbahn, Alpha, Beta, and Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy (North-Holland, 1974, Amsterdam)

X-rays

1. C.S. Barrett, Structure of metals, 3rd edition (McGraw-Hill, 1966, New York)
2. G. L. Clark, Applied X-Rays, 4th edition (McGraw-Hill, 1955, New York)
3. A. H. Compton and S. K. Allison, X-Rays in Theory and Experiment (Van Nostrand, 1949, Princeton)
4. B.D. Cullity, Elements of X-Ray Diffraction (Addison-Wesley, 1956, Reading)
5. E. A. Wood, Crystal Orientation Manual (Columbia University Press, 1963, New York)

Condensed Matter Physics

1. F. J. Blatt, P. Schroeder, and C. Foiles, Thermoelectric Power of metals (Plenum, 1976)
2. C. L. Chien and C. R. Westgate, The Hall Effect and Its Applications (Plenum Press, 1980, New York)
3. J. McKelvey, Solid State and Semiconductor Physics (Harper and Row, 1966, New York)
4. E. H. Putley, The Hall Effect (Butterworths, 1960, London)
5. S. M. Sze, Physics of Semiconductor Devices, 2nd edition (Wiley, 1981, New York)

Low temperature Physics

1. R. C. Richardson and E. N. Smith, Experimental Techniques in Condensed Matter Physics at Low Temperatures (Addison-Wesley, 1988, Redwood City)
2. A.C. Rose-Innes, Low Temperature Techniques (English Universities Press, 1973, London)
3. G.K. White, Experimental Techniques in Low Temperature Physics, 3rd edition (Clarendon, 1987, Oxford)
4. Mendelshonn, Quest for Absolute Zero

Vacuum techniques

1. A. H. Beck (editor), Handbook of Vacuum Physics (Pergamon Press, 1964, Oxford)
2. L.G. Carpenter, Vacuum Technology, 2nd edition (Adam Hilger, 1983, Bristol)
3. S. Dushman, The Scientific Foundation of Vacuum Technology (Wiley, 1962, New York)
4. G. W. Green, The Design and Construction of Small Vacuum Systems (Chapman and Hall, 1968, London)
5. G. Lewin, Fundamentals of Vacuum Science and Technology (McGraw-Hill, 1965, New York)
6. J.F. O'Hanlan, A User's Guide to Vacuum Technology, 2nd edition (Wiley, 1989, New York)
7. M. Pirani and J. Yarwood, Principles of Vacuum Engineering, (Chapman and Hall, 1961, London)
8. N.W. Robinson, The Physical Principles of Utra-High Vacuum Systems and Equipment (Chapman and Hall, 1968, London)
9. A.H. Turnbull, Barton, and J. C. Riviere, An Introduction to Vacuum Technique (Wiley, 1962, New York)

Surface Physics

1. Blakely, Surface Physics of Materials, two vols. (Academic Press, 1975, New York)
2. T. A. Carlson, Photoelectron and Auger Spectroscopy (Plenum Press, 1975, New York)
3. B. Feuerbacher, Photoemission and the Electronic Properties of Surfaces (Wiley, 1978, London)
4. L. H. Germer, The Structure of Crystal Surfaces, Scientific American, pp.212, 32 (1965)
5. J.A. R. Samson, Techniques of Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectroscopy (Wiley, 1967, New York)
6. R. M. Tromp, R. J. Hamers, and J. E. Demuth, Science 234,304 (1986)
7. G. Weissler and R. Carlson in Methods of Experimental Physics, Vol. 14, L.L. Marton, editor
8. R.H. Williams, Electron Spectroscopy of Surfaces, Contemporary Physics 19, 389 (1978)

Magnetic resonance

1. A. Abragam and B. Bleaney, Electron Paramagnetic Resonance of Transition Ions (Oxford University Press, 1970, London)
2. R. S. Alger, Electron Paramagnetic Resonance -- Techniques and Applications (Wiley, 1968, New York)
3. H. M. Assenheim, Introduction to Electron Spin Resonance (Plenum Press, 1967, New York)
4. J.W. Orton, Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (Gordon and Breach, 1968)
5. G. E. Pake, Paramagnetic Resonance, (Benjamin, New York, 1962)
6. C.P. Slichter, Principles of Magnetic Resonance 3rd ed., (Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1990)
7. E. Fukushima & Stephen B.W. Roeder, Experimental Pulse NMR: A Nuts and Bolts Approach, (Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, 1981)

Nonlinear Dynamics

1. E.A. Jackson,Prespectives of Nonlinear Dynamics, Vol I and II, (Cambridge University Press, 1991)
2. G.L. Baker and J.P. Gollub, Chaotic Dynamics: An Introduction (Cambridge University Press, 1990)
3. F.C. Moon, Chaotic Vibrations (Wiley, 1987)
4. S.N. Rasband, Chaotic Dynamics of Nonlinear Systems (Wiley, 1990)
5. H.G. Schuster, Deterministic Chaos (VCH Publishers, 1989)
6. R.Shaw, The Dripping Faucet as a Model Chaotic System (Aerial Press, 1984)
7. R.F. Calahan, H. Leidecker, G.D. Calahan, Chaotic Rhythms of a Dripping Faucet, Computers in Physics, pp. 368, July/August 1990.
8. R.C. Hilborn, Chaos and Nonliner Dynamics, (Oxford University Press, 1994).
9. M. Remoissenet, Waves called Solitons: Concepts and Experiments, (Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1994)
   
   

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