Introduction to Research Facilities
The
School's research fields are in the areas of experimental
and theoretical physics and astronomy. All are supported
by the library within the building, and by the workers
in the School's office. Substantial computational power
is available in the form of networked Unix workstations
as well as PCs and Macs. The experimental work benefits
from themechanical and electronics
workshop facilities,
which are able to cater for most of the groups' needs.
Liquid helium is used by several research groups; the
gas is collected and re-liquified
on site. A cleanroom was constructed
in 2000-2001 for our work in miniature photonic devices.
Our electron microscope is shown on the right.
The
University observatory
is used for both research and teaching in astronomy, and
currently houses the largest optical telescope in the
UK, shown alongside. Our astronomy researchers are also
awarded observing time at major observatories overseas.
The well equipped research laboratories in the School include equipment for use in magnetism, solid-state physics, semiconductor physics, laser physics, and terahertz technology. A helium 3-4 fridge used for taking samples to ultra-low temperatures for studying magnetic and superconducting properties is shown on the right.
For
more information on the research programmes themselves
please click here.
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10 July 2003