Experimental Physics

The purpose of this module is to enable students to compare experimental results with their theoretical knowledge. Particular attention is given to writing up results and presenting them in the form of oral presentations. The work is organized into an eight-hour session for which the students choose a topic. They record their results and analyses in a lab notebook modeled after the protocols used in laboratories. At the end of the semester, students select a topic, which they develop into a final report that they defend orally. This course serves as preparation for the internships students will complete during their program.

Examples of available experiments: optical spectroscopy (IR, visible), gamma, X-ray, and acoustic spectroscopy; low-temperature photoluminescence; near-field spectroscopy (AFM, STM); electron microscopy...

The range of experiments offered covers the areas of physics taught in the various physics tracks. Students must choose from among these experiments those that best align with their interests. Significant effort is made to incorporate new data-acquisition technologies and the use of computer tools to compare experimental results with theory.

- Keeping a logbook.

- Design, refinement, and development of approaches, methodologies, protocols, instruments, and experimental setups.

- Use digital tools and programming languages to simulate a physical problem, control an experiment, and analyze data.

- Communicate for training or knowledge-sharing purposes, both orally and in writing,

Monitoring of the experiment logbook, written report, oral presentation.

The purpose of this module is to enable students to compare experimental results with their theoretical knowledge. Particular attention is given to writing up the results and presenting them in the form of an oral presentation. The work is organized into an eight-hour session for which the students choose a topic. They record their results and analyses in a lab notebook modeled after the protocols used in laboratories. Students must choose from among their various experiments those that they feel are most closely aligned with their areas of interest. Significant effort is made to integrate new data acquisition technologies and the use of computer tools to compare experimental results with theory. At the end of the semester, students select a topic, which they develop into a final report that they defend orally. This course serves as preparation for the internships students undertake during their program.

Examples of available experiments: optical spectroscopy (IR, visible), gamma, X-ray, and acoustic spectroscopy; low-temperature photoluminescence; near-field spectroscopy (AFM, STM); electron microscopy ...

Skills to be acquired in this module:

o Keeping a lab notebook.

o Design, refinement, and development of approaches, methodologies, protocols, instruments, and experimental setups.

o Use digital tools and programming languages to simulate a physical problem, control an experiment, and analyze data.

o Communicate for training or knowledge-sharing purposes, both verbally and in writing.