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=== Condensed Matter === | === Condensed Matter === | ||
Taught by Dr. Keimer and/or Dr. Denninger, depending on the year and availability of the professors. This course covers a lot of topics concerning the basics of solid state physics, with a focus on the experimental procedures for examining the properties of crystalline solids. This course is taken with the international Physics Master students and they are a good source of information on general physics, in case it is required. However, as this is the case, the examinations are considerably more difficult and much more is expected from the students. Fusioneers are not required to attend the exercise classes or do further reading on experimental papers related to this subject, while the Physics Master students are. | Taught by Dr. Keimer and/or Dr. Denninger, depending on the year and availability of the professors. This course covers a lot of topics concerning the basics of solid state physics, with a focus on the experimental procedures for examining the properties of crystalline solids. This course is taken with the international Physics Master students and they are a good source of information on general physics, in case it is required. However, as this is the case, the examinations are considerably more difficult and much more is expected from the students. Fusioneers are not required to attend the exercise classes or do further reading on experimental papers related to this subject, while the Physics Master students are. | ||
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| + | === Advanced Experimental Physics === | ||
| + | This is a full-year laboratory course, consisting of approximately 5 experiments per semester. The experiments are performed in groups of 2 and a group lab report, complete with background theory, procedure, analysis, and discussion, must be submitted 2 weeks after the completion of the each experiment. After submission, the lab tutor will arrange a meeting to provide and discuss corrections for the report and another 2 weeks are given to make the agreed corrections. Although each deadline can be negotiated with the corresponding lab tutor, this course will take up the majority of your time in Stuttgart. The lab topics will correspond to concepts discussed in Condensed Matter but will have little cross-application with fusion, and naturally, the cooler and quicker the experiment is, the longer it will take to write the report. This course is also taken with the international Physics Master students, so making new friends and teamwork is highly recommended. | ||
=== Superconductivity === | === Superconductivity === | ||
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Courses at the Institute for Boundary Layer Process Engineering and Plasma Technology
Numerical Plasma Methods
Tought by the local coordinator Carsten Lechte for 2 h a week, covers basics of numerical modelling and integration. The lectures are rather mathematical while the exercises focus more on programming in Phython and can take up a lot of time. The mark for the course however is determined fully by the final 20 min oral exam on the lecture material. Photos of everything on the board, textbooks and solutions to the exercises are on the course webpage.
Plasma Physics
Fusion Technology
Plasma Technology
Taught by Prof. Lunk at IGVP and consists of an introduction to conventional and fusion plasma principles. Topics include generation of plasmas, interaction of plasma with matter, and fusion plasmas. Although the course is arguably the most interesting course in the first semester at Stuttgart, it is also extremely disorganized with no coherent structure, no textbook, and no presentation slides. There is a 30 minute oral examination at the end of the term which counts for 100% of your mark, as well as exercises every other week which are required in order to be allowed to take the exam.
Reflectometry Simulations with Phython
Supervised by Carsten Lechte, almost entirely independent work, structured by a list of tasks and some questions to be answered in the final report. Tough but good if you enjoy learning by doing yourself and programming.
Courses at the Physics Faculty
Condensed Matter
Taught by Dr. Keimer and/or Dr. Denninger, depending on the year and availability of the professors. This course covers a lot of topics concerning the basics of solid state physics, with a focus on the experimental procedures for examining the properties of crystalline solids. This course is taken with the international Physics Master students and they are a good source of information on general physics, in case it is required. However, as this is the case, the examinations are considerably more difficult and much more is expected from the students. Fusioneers are not required to attend the exercise classes or do further reading on experimental papers related to this subject, while the Physics Master students are.
Advanced Experimental Physics
This is a full-year laboratory course, consisting of approximately 5 experiments per semester. The experiments are performed in groups of 2 and a group lab report, complete with background theory, procedure, analysis, and discussion, must be submitted 2 weeks after the completion of the each experiment. After submission, the lab tutor will arrange a meeting to provide and discuss corrections for the report and another 2 weeks are given to make the agreed corrections. Although each deadline can be negotiated with the corresponding lab tutor, this course will take up the majority of your time in Stuttgart. The lab topics will correspond to concepts discussed in Condensed Matter but will have little cross-application with fusion, and naturally, the cooler and quicker the experiment is, the longer it will take to write the report. This course is also taken with the international Physics Master students, so making new friends and teamwork is highly recommended.
Superconductivity
Tought by Prof. Martin Dressel, covers theories and models of superconductivity from early phenomenological approaches to BCS theory and Josephson effects. Lectures are well presented but long and the slides are mostly useless. Doing the homework requires some time and consulting other textbooks, attempting the majority of it is required to be allowed to take the 20 or 30 (?) min oral exam. The course assumes solid foundations in condensed matter physics and some thermodynamics and quantum physics. There is a second part covering technical applications, but the Fusion EP students aren't required to take it.
Other Courses
German Language and Culture
Nuclear Reactor Design and Operation (in German)
Judging by the lecture notes a simple introduction to nuclear physics, especially stability and reactions, and an overview of engineering aspects of fission reactors. Applicable to fusion in so far as radioactive materials, breeding blankets, cooling and safety are concerned.
