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Plasmonics (new)

o using cleanroom laboratories and their equipment (US Class 100 and 100.000)

o preparation of plasmonics samples by Electron Beam Evaporator (BESTEC), Electron Beam Lithography (MIRA3 with RAITH LIS), Reactive Ion Etching

o characterization of prepared films and nanostructures by Scanning Electron Microscopy (+ EDX, LYRA3), Scanning Probe Microscopy - AFM (ICON), Spectroscopic Reflectometry,

o characterization of (nano)layers with other techniques - 4-probe station transport measurements (+ wirebonding)

o measurements of plasmonic optical response performed by Nanonics (reflection, transmission) - in progress

Magnetic materials

o using cleanroom laboratories and their equipment (US Class 100 and 100.000)

o preparation of magnetic samples by Magnetron Sputtering, Electron Beam Lithography (MIRA3 with RAITH LIS), Reactive Ion Etching

o magnetic measurements performed by Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM) and transport measurements using Cryogenic Ltd. instrument (T from 1.6 to 400 Kelvin, B from -9 to 9 Tesla)

o characterization of prepared films and (nano)structures by Scanning Electron Microscopy (+ EDX, LYRA3), Scanning Probe Microscopy - AFM, MFM (ICON), Spectroscopic Reflectometry,

o preparation or characterization of (nano)layers with other techniques - E-Beam evaporator deposition, X-ray reflection, 4-probe station transport measurements, Kerr microscopy

Optical measurements

o photometric multi-colour measurements of variable stars

o spectroscopic measurements

o astrometric movements on the CCD frames caused by blend of two sources - variable and constant star

o other interesting modern techniques

Eclipsing binaries and binaries of other types

o photometric and spectroscopic measurements

o variations in minima timings, constructions of O-C diagrams and their analysis, light time effect, apsidal motion

o detection of triple and other multiple systems

o modelling of their light curves (mathematical, phenomenological, physical models)

RR Lyrae stars

o detection of their binarity

o variations in maxima timings, constructions of O-C diagrams and their analysis, light time effect

o modelling of their light curves and frequency analysis

o detection of Blazhko effect

Last updated - 2019, January, 5