Research and Capabilities
Computational Physics
Computational techniques applied to a variety of fundamental physics problems (Dr. Haglin)
Optics and Photonics
Quantum optics of entangled photons (Dr. Liu)
Interferometry for gas detection (Dr. Sinko)
Materials Science
Heat transport: color-change coatings (Dr. Sinko)
Laser Ablation
Laser-based active orbital debris removal, Laser tractor beams, Basic physics of laser ablation, zinc oxide nanoparticles (Dr. Sinko)
Space Science
Astrophysics (Dr. Shah)
Laboratory supernova plasma simulation (Dr. Sinko in collaboration with external partner Dr. Polomski, College of San Mateo)
NASA DASH space satellite instrumentation (Dr. Harlander)
Nuclear and Health Physics
Radiation & Health Physics (Dr. Ratliff)
Physics & Astronomy Education
Physics Advanced Laboratory Activities (Dr. Liu)
STEM Education Research (Dr. Haglin)
- St. Cloud State University Planetarium
- Center for Microscopic Imaging and Analysis
- Other Facilities (Including Clean Room)
Aerospace Capabilities
-18" spherical HV vacuum chamber (microTorr)
-6" CF MV vacuum chamber (milliTorr)
-4" CF LV vacuum chamber (Torr)
-Residual gas analyzer (<200 amu)
-120 W 13.56 MHz RF generator and matching network
-30 kV benchtop high voltage test stand
Scientific Optics Capabilities
-High-Speed Video (b/w, 150,000 fps)
-Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy
-UV-Vis-NIR Spectroscopy (200-1030nm)
-Fiber optics
-Interferometry
High Power Lasers
-0.5 W, 80 MHz, femtosecond titanium sapphire (rp)
-2 W Line-tunable Argon-ion (cw)
-2 W Nd:YAG w/ HG (rp 0.1 J/pulse)
-10 W RF-excited TEA CO2 (quasi-cw)
-Nitrogen laser (rp 0.00003 J/pulse)
Materials Capabilities
-XRD
-SEM/EDS
-Raman Microscopy
-AFM
-Confocal Surface Profilometry
-DSC
-TGA
-DLS