Physics Labs
Campus
Technology Campus (Peenya Campus)Used By
Students, Faculty / Staff, Research
Details
The Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences has three Physics Labs. These well-equipped spaces are used to help students better understand the theoretical concepts they encounter in the classroom. Students are taught how to use different equipment to measure and calculate different physical variables. They are also trained in scientific methods and approaches.
Physics Lab 1
Particulars of the Facility
Total area of the lab: 65 sq m
Salient Features
| Sl. No | Name of the Facility | Specifications | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermal diffusivity measurement | brass | 1 No. |
| 2 | Stefans constant determination | 1 No. | |
| 3 | Thermal relaxation measurement | 10W Bulb | 1 No. |
| 4 | Thermal and electrical conductivity measurement | copper | 1 No. |
| 5 | low Heat Resistance measurement | used with lock in amplifier | 1 No. |
| 6 | Oscillator | Model: SEG 201 | 3 No. |
| 7 | Carey foster bridge | 1meter | 3 No. |
| 8 | Galvanometer | MR 100,0−30 divisions | 3 No. |
| 9 | Resistance box | 10000,1000,100 ohms and 2ohm and 0.5 – 2ohm | 18 No. |
| 10 | IC Regulated battery eliminator | Range: 2 – 12V DC/2A | 3 No. |
| 11 | Regulated Power supply | 30V & 3A | 1 No. |
| 12 | Temperature Controller | Up to 400c | 1 No. |
| 13 | Constant current source | low current 0 – 20mA & high Current 20mA- 500mA | 2 No. |
| 14 | Signal generator | 30Hz to 300KHz | 2 No. |
| 15 | DC Differential amplifiers | 4 inputs | 2 No. |
| 16 | AC Bridges | Maxwell, Anderson etc | 1 No. |
| 17 | Capacitor box | upto 250pF | 1 No. |
| 18 | Lock in Amplifier | upto 10kHz and 250microvolt | 1 No. |
| 19 | Power amplifiers | 30 – 30kHz & 10W | 1 No. |
| 20 | Insert for calibration of secondary thermometers | silicon diode and copper-constant thermocouple | 1 No. |
| 21 | Insert for temperature coefficient of resistance | copper and band gap of semiconductor | 1 No. |
| 22 | Capacitor measuring circuit | Capacitance meter | 1 No. |
| 23 | Cylindrical Capacitor jar | to measure dielectric constant of liquids | 1 No. |
| 24 | Mutual inductance coil | used with lock in amplifier | 1 No. |
| 25 | Variable Load | used with lock in amplifier | 1 No. |
| 26 | Calibration for differential amplifiers | used with lock in amplifier | 1 No. |
| 27 | Circuit for Filters | high, low and band pass | 1 No. |
| 28 | Insert for verification for Currie law | Ferro electric material | 1 No. |
| 30 | Tubular furnace | upto 400c | 1 No. |
| 31 | Gamma Ray Spectrometer | GR612 | 1 No. |
| 32 | Scintillation Detectors | SD151/152/152W | 1 No. |
| 33 | Sliding bench with scintillation detector stand & source stand | 1 No. | |
| 34 | Gamma Reference Standard Set | GS290 | 1 No. |
| 35 | Aluminium Absorber Disc Set | AA270 | 1 No. |
| 36 | Copper Absorber Set | CL275 | 1 No. |
| 37 | Geiger Counting System | GC601A/GC602A | 1 No. |
| 38 | End Window G.M.Tube (Halogen Quenched) | GM120+GM125 | 1 No. |
| 39 | G.M. Detector (End window) stand | SG200 | 1 No. |
| 40 | Radioactive Source Kit | SK210 | 1 No. |
| 41 | Beta Source | Sr90 | 1 No. |
| 42 | Lead Shielding | LS240 | 1 No. |
| 43 | Aluminium Absorber Set | AA270 | 1 No. |
| 44 | Absorber Set | AS272+AS273 | 1 No. |
| 45 | MINIM Gamma Ray Spectrometer | GR611M | 1 No. |
| 46 | scintillation detector | SD151/152/152W | 1 No. |
| 47 | Sliding bench with scintillation detector stand & source stand | 1 No. | |
| 48 | Gamma Reference Standard Set | GS290 | 1 No. |
| 49 | Lead Absorbers Set | LA271 | 1 No. |
| 50 | Software tutor for Experiments with Gamma Ray Spectrometer | 1 No. | |
| 51 | Data Communication Software for downloading the Counter / Timer unit stored readings into PC | Software | 1 No. |
| 52 | Cathode ray Oscilloscope | 70 MHz, 2 Channels (Convergent/Tektronix) | 2 No. |
| 53 | Specific heat by Newton’s law of cooling Apparatus | Experiment set | 3 No. |
| 54 | Stefan’s constant by Emissivity method Apparatus | Experiment set | 3 No. |
| 55 | Calibration of thermistor by Temperature measurement Method | Experiment set | 3 No. |
| 56 | Calibration of thermocouple for temperature measurement apparatus | Experiment set | 3 No. |
| 57 | Thermal conductivity of bad conductor by Lee Charlton method Apparatus | Experiment set | 3 No. |
| 58 | Verification of Stefan’s Boltzmann law using potentiometer | Experiment set | 3 No. |
| 59 | Searle’s apparatus determination of thermal conductivity of Cu | Experiment set | 3 No. |
| 60 | A.C. frequency using a sonometer Apparatus | Experiment set | 3 No. |
| 61 | Frequency of tuning fork by volume resonator apparatus | Experiment set | 3 No. |
| 62 | Lamp and scale arrangement for ballistic galvanometer | Experiment set | 3 No. |
| 63 | Moment of Inertia irregular body with chuck nut | Experiment set | 3 No. |
| 64 | Young’s modulus by Uniform Bending | Experiment set | 3 No. |
| 65 | Fly wheel Experiment setup | Experiment set | 3 No. |
| 66 | Bar Pendulum Experiment (acceleration due to gravity) | Experiment set | 3 No. |
| 67 | Verification of parallel and perpendicular axis theorem | Experiment set | 3 No. |
| 68 | Stokes apparatus for viscosity | Experiment set | 3 No. |
| 69 | Spring’s constant experiment | Experiment set | 3 No. |
| 70 | Simple Pendulum(Dependence Of Period On Amplitude Mass) | Experiment set | 3 No. |
| 71 | Post office box 3 ratio plug type | Experiment set | 3 No. |
| 72 | Ballistic galvanometer | Experiment set | 3 No. |
| 73 | Tangent galvanometer | Experiment set | 3 No. |
| 74 | Study of Resonance in Seriesin LCR Circuits with Digital Meters | Experiment set | 3 No. |
| 75 | Oscillator for LCR circuits | Analog, 1 Hz to 100 KHz | 3 No. |
| 76 | Function Generator with digital frequency meter | 2 Hz to 2 MHz | 3 No. |
Physics Lab 2
Particulars of the Facility
Total area of the lab: 67 sq m
Salient Features
| Sl. No | Name of the Facility | Specifications | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reflector | 45 degree reflector | 4 No. |
| 2 | Air Wedge | Glass plates:2“x1” | 4 No. |
| 3 | LENS | Focal length=100cm | 3 No. |
| 4 | Sodium Vapour Lamp | 35W with Lamp House & Transformer | 3 No. |
| 5 | Diffraction Grating | Standard-15000 LPI | 2 No. |
| 6 | Mercury vapour lamp | direct type | 2 No. |
| 7 | Lamp house | for Hg | 2 No. |
| 8 | Magnifying lens | small | 12 No. |
| 9 | Spirit level | for spectrometer initial adjustment | 3 No. |
| 10 | Photoelectric effect experimental kit | For optics experiments | 1 No. |
| 11 | Optical Breadboard with Rigid Support (800x600mm) | For optics experiments | 1 No. |
| 12 | Kinematic Laser Mount, Beam Splitter Mount | For optics experiments | 1 No. |
| 13 | Mirror Mount with Precision Translation Stage | For optics experiments | 1 No. |
| 14 | Rotation Stage, Screen with Mount | For optics experiments | 1 No. |
| 15 | Polarizer Rotator with Mount(Resolution 1°) | For optics experiments | 1 No. |
| 16 | Cell Mount | For optics experiments | 1 No. |
| 17 | XYZ Translation Stage(Resolution 0.01mm) | For optics experiments | 1 No. |
| 18 | Laser Fiber Coupler(Magnification 10X) | For optics experiments | 1 No. |
| 19 | Meter Scale Mount | For optics experiments | 1 No. |
| 20 | Fiber Chuck Holder | For optics experiments | 1 No. |
| 21 | PMMA Rod and its mount | For optics experiments | 1 No. |
| 22 | Fiber Bending Loss Apparatus | For optics experiments | 1 No. |
| 23 | Multi Mode Optical Fiber(735,240 microns) | For optics experiments | 1 No. |
| 24 | Mirror with Cell(Ф25 mm) | For optics experiments | 1 No. |
| 25 | Beam Splitter(50x50 mm) | For optics experiments | 1 No. |
| 26 | Plano Convex Lens with Cell(Ф30 mm) | For optics experiments | 1 No. |
| 27 | Diffraction Cells | For optics experiments | 1 No. |
| 28 | Colour Filters | For optics experiments | 1 No. |
| 29 | Glass Tank(100x100x50 mm) | For optics experiments | 1 No. |
| 30 | Mounted Opto-Electronic Detectors | For optics experiments | 1 No. |
| 31 | Opto-Electronic Measurement Unit(230V AC / 50Hz) | For optics experiments | 1 No. |
| 32 | Diode Laser with Power supply (Red) | For optics experiments | 1 No. |
| 33 | Diode Laser with Power supply (Michelson Red) | For optics experiments | 1 No. |
| 34 | Diode Laser with Power supply (Red, without Lens) | For optics experiments | 1 No. |
| 35 | Detector Output Measurement Unit | For optics experiments | 1 No. |
| 36 | Prism | Experiment set | 3 No. |
| 37 | Grating constant by normal incidence complete | Experiment set | 3 No. |
| 38 | Specific rotation of a solution using polarimeter kit | Experiment set | 3 No. |
| 39 | wavelength of a semiconductor laser diode by diffraction method kit | Experiment set | 3 No. |
Physics Lab 3
In this lab, the main focus is to ensure that students gain a comprehensive understanding of technical and engineering problems. They are also encouraged to innovate in diverse technical areas.
Particulars of the Facility
Total area of the lab: 90 sq m
Salient Features
| Sl. No | Name of the Facility | Specifications | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LCR Resonance | with values L=11mH, C=0.101microF,R=100ohm | 4 No. |
| 2 | Energy Gap of a Semiconductor | range from100-100KHz | 3 No. |
| 3 | Planck’s Constant | Model: SM 205 with LED | 3 No. |
| 4 | Dielectric constant measurement | C= 1000, 2200,4200 micro farad | 3 No. |
| 5 | Zener Diode characteristics | Range 0 – 1v(FB), 0 – 10v(RB) | 3 No. |
| 6 | Solar Cell Characteristics | Silicon solar cell, with lamp | 3 No. |
| 7 | Spectrometer | 6″ dia | 5 No. |
| 8 | Traveling Microscope | Bridge Type and 2 motion with brass bed Elfo | 9 No. |
| 9 | Screw gauge | new make | 9 No. |
| 10 | Vernier Calipers | 15cm | 6 No. |
| 11 | Thermometer | Digital | 5 No. |
| 12 | Rectangular and circular discs | for Torsional pendulum | 5 No. |
| 13 | Wooden beam and stands | for Rigidity modulus Expt | 5 No. |
| 14 | Weights | 50 gms | 40 No. |
| 15 | Stop clock | Digital | 6 No. |
| 16 | Pair of Chuck nuts | for Torsional pendulum | 6 No. |
| 17 | Thin Steel wire | for Rigidity modulus Expt | 25mts |
| 18 | Reading Lamp | 20W bulb | 12 No. |
| 19 | Two pin wires | circuit Connecting wires | 50 No. |
| 20 | Tool Box | Standard | 1 No. |
| 21 | Flywheel | 8 inch solid type | 2 No. |