Physics with Muons: From
Atomic to Solid
State
(Vorlesung Frühjahrsemester 2012)
(UZH: VVZ-Nr. PHY432, ETH: 402-0770-00L)
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. E.
Morenzoni
Thursday, 9.00h - 10.45h (lecture)
Thursday, 11.00 -11.45h (exercises)
Room 36 J 33
Start: Thursday, 23.02.2012,
900h
(Introduction)
The lecture gives an introduction and overview of muon
science. Particularly, the use of polarized muons as microscopic
magnetic
probes in condensed matter physics will be presented (Muon spin
rotation and
relaxation techniques, muSR). Examples of
recent
research results in magnetism, superconductivity, semiconductors, thin
film and
heterostructures studies will be presented
and
discussed.
The course consists of two hours of lecture per week and one hour of
exercises
related to the lecture. Depending on the audience, the lectures can be
given in
English or German.
Content:
Introduction: muon
characteristics, generation of muon beams
Particle physics aspects: Muon decay, measurement of the muon
magnetic anomaly
Hyperfine interaction, muonium spectroscopy
Fundamentals of muon spin
rotation/relaxation and
resonance
Static and dynamic spin relaxation
Applications in magnetism: local magnetic fields, phase transitions,
spin-glass
dynamics
Applications in superconductivity: determination of magnetic
penetration depths
and coherence length, phase diagram of unconventional superconductors,
dynamics
of the vortex state
Hydrogen states in semiconductors
Thin films, heterostructures and surface
studies with
low energy muons
Lecture
Notes (pdf-files)
Link: mSR
at PSI
In the week starting 4.6.2012 it is
also possible to have a practical training in Muon Spin
Rotation/Relaxation at the Paul Scherrer Institut.
see: http://www.vvz.ethz.ch/Vorlesungsverzeichnis/lerneinheitPre.do?lerneinheitId=76020&semkez=2012S&lang=de
Contact:
Elvezio Morenzoni
Paul Scherrer Institut
WLGA/017
5232 Villigen PSI
and
Physik Institut
Universität Zürich
36 J 34
Tel (direct): ++41 (0)56 310
3670
Tel (secretary): ++41 (0)56 310 4666
(Mrs. Isolde Fuchs)
Tel (switchboard): ++41 (0)56 310 2111
FAX:
++41
(0)56
310 3294
e-mail: elvezio.morenzoni@psi.ch
web: http://lmu.web.psi.ch/