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| FIZ5270 | Atomic Physics | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of PHYSICS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Engin TIRAŞOĞLU | | Co-Lecturer | Academic Staffs in the department | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To be able to explain the concepts, principles, laws and theories in atomic physics, to relate technology developments. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | explain some of the important characteristics of the Bohr model of the atom. | 1 - 2 | 1,3, | | PO - 2 : | identify, interpret, or explain the use of quantum numbers in orbital theory. | 1 - 2 | 1,3, | | PO - 3 : | explain how photons are used to describe the wave-particle duality of light. | 1 - 2 | 1,3, | | PO - 4 : | describe some of the electron orbital descriptions provided by quantum theory. | 1 - 2 | 1,3, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Energy and wave functions of one-electron atoms. Radiative transitions. Fine structure of hydrogen. Many-electron atoms. Central field approximation. Effects of angular momentum. Zeeman and Stark interactions. Isotope shift. Programming and computational aspects. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | One electron atoms, Schrödinger equation | | | Week 2 | Solution of Schrödinger equation for coulomb potentital | | | Week 3 | Hydrogen spectrum | | | Week 4 | Finite nuclear mass and relativistic correction | | | Week 5 | Total angular momentum, Zeeman effect | | | Week 6 | Electron-Spin functions, Spin-orbit intruction | | | Week 7 | Many electron atoms, Helium atom | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Two electron spin wave functions | | | Week 10 | Electron configuration, Exclusion principle | | | Week 11 | Radiative transitions, Selection rules | | | Week 12 | Midterm exam | | | Week 13 | Central field approxmation, Hartree-Fock methods | | | Week 14 | Central field approxmation, Hartree-Fock methods | | | Week 15 | Calculational aspects | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Bransden-Jochain: Atomic and Molecular Physics | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | | 2 | 30 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 12 | | 6 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 2 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 13 | 7 | 91 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 6 | 7 | 42 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Diğer 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 181 |
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