Study Programmes 2015-2016
| PHYS0932-1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cold atoms and atomic clocks | |||||||||||||||||
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Duration :
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| 20h Th, 10h Pr | |||||||||||||||||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Thierry Bastin | |||||||||||||||||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language | |||||||||||||||||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester | |||||||||||||||||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | |||||||||||||||||
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Course contents :
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| This course is dedicated to the physics principles of atomic clocks. Cold atom physics is also teached. | |||||||||||||||||
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| To understand how atomic cloks work and the importance of cold atom physics. | |||||||||||||||||
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| The atomic physics course. | |||||||||||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| The teaching method is the ex cathedra mode. The essential of the course is presented with use of video data slides, completed with the use of the blackboard for the technical developments. | |||||||||||||||||
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face course. | |||||||||||||||||
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Copy of all slides displayed during the theoretical lessons are available online. | |||||||||||||||||
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written examination. | |||||||||||||||||
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Thierry Bastin
Département de Physique I.P.N.A.S., Bât. B15, Sart Tilman Tél: 04/366.36.93 GSM: 0473/250.783 Fax: 04/366.28.84 e-mail: T.Bastin@ulg.ac.be |
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