Instrumentation and Applied Physics (IAP): Recent submissions
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Studies On The Electrical Properties Of Titanium Dioxide Thin Film Dielectrics For Microelectronic Applications
(2009-05-06)The scaling down of Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) transistors requires replacement of conventional silicon dioxide layer with higher dielectric constant (K) material for gate dielectric. In order to reduce ... -
Gas Sensor-Studies On Sensor Film Deposition, ASIC Design And Testing
(2009-04-29)The widespread use of Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) for cooking and as fuel for automobile vehicles requires fast and selective detection of LPG to precisely measure the leakage of gas for preventing the occurrence of accidental ... -
Property Modulation Of Zinc Oxide Through Doping
(2009-04-24)Semi conductors are of technological importance and attracted many of the re-searchers. ZnO belongs to the family of II-VI semiconductors and has material properties well suitable to UV light emitters, varistors, Schottky ... -
Studies On The Effect Of Closed Loop Controls On The Stability Of High Repetition Rate Copper Vapour Laser Pumped Dye Laser
(2009-04-01)Copper vapour laser (CVL) pumped high repetition rate narrow bandwidth dye laser is an important source of tunable radiation. It finds numerous applications in spectroscopic investigations and selective material processing ... -
Ultrasound Assisted Optical Elastography For Measurement Of Mechanical Properties Of Soft Tissue Mimicking Phantoms
(2009-03-03)This work describes the development of an optical probe for measuring movement of tissue particles deep inside which are loaded by an ultrasound remote palpation device. The principle of the method is that ultrasound force ... -
Gas Sensors - Micro-Heater Designs And Studies On Sensor Film Deposition
(2009-03-03)Current gas sensor technology, although meeting the minimum requirements in many instances, suffers for a number of limitations. Hence, there is currently a considerable volume of research being undertaken at many ... -
Nonlinear Dynamics Of Resonances In, And Ejection From Paul Traps
(2008-09-26)This thesis presents results of investigations that have been carried out to understand dynamics in nonlinear Paul trap mass spectrometers. Of the three problems that have been taken up for study in this thesis, the first ... -
Pressure Sensor Development Using Hard Anodized Aluminum Diaphragm And Thin Film Strain Gauges
(2008-01-16)The sensor is a device that converts a form of energy concerning which the information is sought, called the measurand, to a form (electrical) in which it can be usefully processed or interpreted. Sensors rely on physical ... -
Resonant Excitation Of Ions In Paul Trap Mass Spectrometer
(2007-12-29)A Paul trap mass spectrometer has a three-electrode geometry mass analyzer consisting of two identical end cap electrodes and a ring electrode. Traditionally, the two end cap electrodes are electrically grounded and an RF ... -
Semi Conducting Metal Oxide Gas Sensors: Development And Related Instrumentation
(Indian Institute of Science, 2007-05-21)A sensor is a technological device or biological organ that detects, or senses, a signal or physical condition and chemical compounds. Technological developments in the recent decades have brought along with it several ... -
Development Of Point-Contact Surface Acoustic Wave Based Sensor System
(Indian Institute of Science, 2007-05-16)Surface Acoustic Waves (SAW) fall under a special category of elastic waves that need a material medium to propagate. The energy of these waves is confined to a limited depth below the surface over which they propagate, ... -
Studies On Surface Plasmon Resonance And Related Experimental Methods Using Fixed Plasmon Angle
(Indian Institute of Science, 2006-03-08)Surface plasmon waves are transverse magnetic electromagnetic waves propagating along a dielectric-metal interface. These waves can be excited by resonant absorption of electromagnetic radiation leading to surface plasmon ... -
Optical Metrology:Techniques For The Measurement Of Optical Parameters
(Indian Institute of Science, 2006-03-08)The work reported in this thesis has been carried out in the following two areas of Optical metrology: 1. Measurement and correction of prism angles 2. Measurement of refractive indices using a spectrograph. The ... -
Measurement Of Solar Cell AC Parameters Using Impedance Spectroscopy
(Indian Institute of Science, 2006-03-07)Photovoltaic (PV) conversion of solar energy appears to be one of the most promising ways of meeting the increasing future energy demand. In space, photovoltaic power source is the only alternative. The demand for higher ... -
A Digital Auto Correlation Spectrometer For Solar Burst Obsevations At Decameter Wavelengths
(Indian Institute of Science, 2006-02-27)This thesis reports the design, construction, and the initial results obtained from a digital spectrograph for observations of radio burst emission from the Sun. One of the distinct advantages of radio spectral studies of ... -
ECR Assisted Deposition of Tin And Si3N4 Thin Films For Microelectronic Applications
(Indian Institute of Science, 2006-02-27)The broad theme of the present research investigation is Ion Assisted Deposition of thin films and its effect on the properties of thin films. Though this activity has been of interest to researchers for more than a decade, ... -
Studies on Solar Cell AC Parameters (Instrumentation, Measurements and Applications)
(Indian Institute of Science, 2005-05-06)Photovoltaic (PV) conversion of solar energy appears to be one of the most promising ways of meeting the increasing energy demand. In space, photovoltaic power source is the only safe alternative. Conventional silicon solar ...