PHYS577 X-RAY DIFFRACTION AND ULTRASONICS I

Course Code:2300577
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):3 (2.00 - 2.00)
ECTS Credit:8.0
Department:Physics
Language of Instruction:English
Level of Study:Graduate
Course Coordinator:Prof.Dr. HÜSNÜ ÖZKAN
Offered Semester:Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Objectives


Course Content

Production and properties of x-rays; absorption and scattering of x-rays; geometry of crystals; theory of x-ray diffraction; structure factors; experimental diffraction methods; space group and structure determination; ultrasonic wave propagation in solids, elasticity in crystals, determination of elastic wave velocities and the elastic module


Course Learning Outcomes