Physics 242 - Research in High Precision Spectroscopy

This course will give you a practical introduction to experimental atomic physics by having you do real, publishable research. While this course-based-research program is focused on high precision spectroscopy, you will gain skills that can be generally applied to investigational science in experimental design, experimental iteration/systematic error analysis, data analysis, and writing scientific papers for publication. In addition, you will learn about basic atomic physics and quantum mechanics, atom/light interactions, optics, and gain a basic understanding in how experiment and theory interact to further our knowledge of nature. Enrollment limited to 9. (E)