1. SP425 Quantum Mechanics II with Advanced Laboratory II

2. QM Courses SP327 Modern –relativity –old quantum theory –QM overview SP324 Quantum I with Advanced Lab I –QM formalism with strange math SP425 Quantum II with Advanced Lab II –What do you do if... ? (aka perturbation theory) –QM Applications survey Hydrogen atom multielectron atoms molecules nuclear solid state elementary particles quantum statistics

3. Recommended Resources Eisberg & Resnick –std junior year physics book, but... http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/quacon.html#quacon...do some surfing.... Griffiths “Intro to QM” –available in lab Melissinos “Experiments in Mod Phys” –available in lab

4. SP425 Short Syllabus Uncertainty Analysis SP324 Review Perturbation Theory – how to correct oversimplified calcs Time-dep Perturb Theory – how to calculate decay rates Corrections to the simplified hydrogen atom from last semester Multi-electron Atoms Molecules Quantum Statistics (preview to SP444: Stat Mech) Nuclear Solid State / Condensed Matter / Superconductivity / SQUIDS Elementary Particles Relativisitic Quantum Mechanics: Dirac Equation

5. SP425 Lab Emphasis Use real equipment, do your own thing Do your own background reading Technical writing for physics (satisfies USNA capstone requirement)

6. FIND AVAILABLE DOCUMENTATION sheets & manuals, Melissinos suggestion sheets FIND PARTS ASSEMBLE TAKE PRELIM DATA and do quick analysis to verify correct assembly & parts working Good to Go ? TAKE GOOD DATA and analyze How can results be improved? MAKE ADJUSTMENTS FINAL ANALYSIS WRITE REPORT FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO YOU FOUND IT, YOU FIX IT * SP324 SP425 *If it’s broken, inform JeffV

7. Ocean Optics Spectrometers Absorption of solar radiation Typical line spectrum ~ 2 nm

8. Jarrell-Ash ½ meter Hydrogen/deuterium reduced mass Fine structure energy splittings in Na & Hg ~   eV

9. Jarrell-Ash 1 meter Hydrogen/deuterium reduced mass Fine structure energy splittings in Na & Hg ~   eV

10. Telatomic ESR & PSR Measure electron g s Measure proton g s

11. Leybold-Didactic ESR Measure electron g s Examine the ‘medium’ effects upon the electron g s

12. Telatomic Pulsed NMR g-factor is used to determine the environment of the electron in various materials

13. TeachSpin Optical Pumping in Rb How magnetic fields affect the energies of states with m j m l m s Especially the selectivity of transitions

14. High-Temp Superconductivity Study the superconducting transition and compare yittrium & bismuth compounds. Measure superconducting currents & B-fields

15. NanoScience Scanning Tunneling Electron Microscope Take pictures of individual atoms and defects on surfaces.

16. Extremely High Resolution Ocean Optics Spectrometer Observe fine structure splittings in Hydrogen & Deuterium (I hope) ~0.003 nm

17. Accelerator Measuring the inner electron orbits of atoms and how that information can be used for composition determinations.

19. Jarrell-Ash 2 meter Fine Structure in Deuterium Zeeman Effect in isotopic Hg

20. Leybold-Didactic Zeeman Effect in Cd How magnetic fields affect the energies of states with m j m l m s