Head and Associate Professor William J Zealey BSc PhD Edin PH: 61 2 4221 3517 Fax: 61 2 4221 3151
The Department of Physics is innovative in both research and teaching. The Departments research and postgraduate activities concentrate on three main areas:
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Solid State Physics
Medical and Nuclear Physics
In each area, the department has established close interaction with government organisations and other universities e.g. CSIRO (Radiophysics), Anglo Australian Observatory, ANSTO, Illawarra Cancer Care Centre and the University of NSW.
Facilities
Astrophysics
Image Digitising & Analysis
Multiwave Length Observations of Protostellar Outflows
Planetary Image Analysis
Theoretical Astrophysics, Dynamics and Gas Dynamics
Variable Stars
Image Analysis Laboratory and digitising systems
ESO/SERC Sky Surveys
DFM 0.4m Telescope + photometer and CCD camera
Astronomical/Planetary CD ROM catalogues and image datasets
Access to Anglo-Australian Observatory, Australia Telescope & other National Astronomical Facilities
Principal Investigator Status in AAO/UKST H-alpha Survey
Nuclear
Applications of Nuclear Physics to Cancer Research
Study of semiconductor radiation detectors
Nuclear Instrumentations for measuring Radon and spectrometer for alpha beta and gamma radiation
Collaboration with the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) and the Illawarra Cancer Care Centre, allowing access to Lucas Heights facilities and to the medical accelerator
Solid State
Electrical and Optical Studies of Tunnelling Effects in layered semiconductor structures
Optical Spectroscopy of Semiconductors
Theoretical Solid State Physics
High resolution FT and grating spectrometers covering from the visible to mm region
Lasers: 25 watt Ar+ lasers, ring dye laser and titanium sapphire laser
Optical Cryostats
Superconducting Magnet
The above facilities are complemented by Departmental facilities ie. electronic workshops, mechanical workshops and networked Sun workstations.
