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Faculty of Physics Program

Associate Professor

Lecturers:

Shanker Prasad Chimouriya
Dipendra Hamal (On Study Leave, Japan)
Gobinda Prasad Panta
Shreedhar Raj Kandel
Keshav Raj Sigdel
Ganesh Kunwar Chhetri
Nikhil Pokharel
Upendra Mani Adhikari

 
Visiting Faculty:

Prakash Gajurel

Part Time Faculty:

 

Supporting Staffs:
Mr. Rajesh Rana Magar
Mr. Pasang Tamang

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Courses
Courses offered for the students of Undergraduate Programs

PHYS 101,
PHYS 113

 General Physics I Cr. 3
PHYS 102,
PHYS 114		 General Physics II Cr. 3
PHYS 201 Basic Electronics Cr. 3
PHYS 202 Fluid Dynamics Cr. 3
PHYS 203 Modern Physics Cr. 3
PHYS 211 Waves and Optics Cr. 3
PHYS 212 Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics Cr. 3
PHYS 213 Classical Mechanics Cr. 3
PHYS 301 Physics and Environment Cr. 3
PHYS 302 Mathematical Physics Cr. 3
EEEG 207 Material Science Cr. 2
ENVS 206 Environmental Physics Cr. 2
ENVS313 Energy & Environment Cr. 3
       
                 
 
Current Research Activities in the Plasma Physics Laboratory

  1. Surface modification of polymer by low pressure DC glow disharge.

  2. Generation and application of atmospheric pressure gaseous discharges for surfacetreatment of polymer and purification of water.

  3. Deposition of thin metallic films on glass subatrate by single heating
    resistive method.

  4. Plasma diagnostics by Optical emission spectroscopy

  5. Characterization of hydrophobic and hydrophilic surfaces by contact angle measurement.

Research facilities

  1. Hind High Vacuum, Box Coater Unit for Thin Film Deposition

  2. Dielectric Barrier Discharge with high frequency- high Voltage power supply (0-20 kV. 10-30 kHz)

  3. Corona Discharge Unit with high voltage power supply (0-10 kV, 50 Hz)

  4. Optical Emission Spectrometer (190-800 nm )

  5. Contact Angle Analyzer

  6. Ultrasonic Spray Nebulizer

  7. UV-Visible spectrophotometer

   
       
           
       
An overview of Plasma Physics laboratory at KU
    
                           
           
     
Hind High Vacuum, Box Coater Unit for Thin Film Deposition
  
                         
       
     
Dielectric Barrier Discharge with high frequency- high
Voltage power supply (0-20 kV. 10-30 kHz)
Surface AnalysisContact Angle Analyzer (rame Hart Contact Ang Goniometer Model 200)
  
                         
       
     
A glow like discharge produced at atmospheric pressure air
  
                         
       
     
Plasma Diagnostics Optical Emission Spectrometer
  
                         
             
                   
A set up for Polarimeter and Newton's rings