A.P.C.

Roy Government college

Test Examination 2018
Subject - Physics
Paper VIII

Full Marks- 90 Time -4 Hours

Answer Question No. 1 and any five from the rest taking at least one from each
group but not more than two from a group.

1.a) What are Miller indices ? 2

b) Define lattice constant of a crystal. 2

c) Explain what is displacement current? 2

d) Write Maxwell’s equation in integral form. 3

d) Can two independent laser beams produce an interference pattern? Explain. 3

e) What do you mean by optical activity of a material? 3

Group A
(Physical Optics II)

2.a)Describe the construction of a Nicol prism. Explain how a Nicol prism is used to produce and
analyze a plane-polarized.

b)Give the principle of operation of a quarter waveplate.

c)How can you convertan elliptically polarized light into a circularly polarized light ?

c)What do you mean by attenuation and distortion in an optical fibre? Derive an expression for
the attenuation coefficient.(2+2+2)+3+2+2+2

3.a)Explain the working of a biquartzpolarimeter.

b)What are the spontaneous and stimulated emission ?Discuss why two level laser is not
possible.
c)What is population inversion? With the help of energy level diagrams, show how population
inversion is achieved in a he-Ne laser. 4+2+2+2+2+3

4.a)Distinguish between O-rays and E-rays.

b) State and explain the basic principle of Holography.

c) 20 g of cane sugar is dissolved in water to make 50cc of solution. A 20 cm length of this

solution causes 53.5 degree optical rotation. Calculate the specific rotation of the solution.

d )Explain with necessary theory how a Babinet’s compensator works. What is the advantage
over a λ/4 plate or a λ/2 plate? 3+3+3+4+2

Group B
(E.M. Theory and STR)

5. (a) What are the postulates of Einstein of Special theory of relativity? 2

(b) Using Lorentz transformation show that time is dilated in a moving frame. 4
(c) Derive the formula for the variation of relativistic mass of a particle with its speed. 5
(d) An electron of rest mass 9.1 ×10−31 kg is moving with a speed 0.99c. What is its total energy?
Find the ratio of Newtonian kinetic energy to the relativistic kinetic energy. 2+2

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6. (a) Write Maxwell’s equations in non-conducting medium. Obtain plane wave solutions for ⃗
B.
and ⃗ 2+6
∂U ⃗ ⃗ 1
(b) Express Poynting’s theorem in the form + ∇ . S= 0, where ⃗S= ( ⃗
E×⃗
B ) and U is the
∂t μ0
total energy density. Comparing this with the equation of continuity, give an interpretation of ⃗S.
3+2
(c) On the basis Rayleigh scattering explain the red colour of sky during sunrise and sun set. 2

7. (a) What are normal and anomalous dispersions? Using electromagnetic theory, give a
theoretical explanation for anomalous dispersion. 3+6
(c) The electric field of a plane wave in sea water at its surface (z=0) is given by
^
E =i100
⃗ cos ( 107 πt ) V/m.
For sea water,ϵ =72 ϵ o F/m, μ=4 π ×10−7 H/m, and σ =4 mho /m.
 (i) Determine whether the sea water acts as a good conductor or not.
(ii) Find the phase velocity and the skin depth
(iii) E drop to 1% of its value at
At what depth below the surface does the amplitude of ⃗
the surface? 2+2+2

Group C
(Solid state physics)

8.a) Define packing fraction of a crystal. Compare the packing fractions of bcc and fcc lattices.

b) All primitive cells are unit cells, but all unit cells may or may not be primitive cells. Justify.

c) What are the characteristics of a ferromagnetic substance? Derive Curie- Weiss law of
ferromagnetism and obtain an expression for critical temperature. 1+2+2 + 3+4+3

9. a) Show that the diamagnetic susceptibility χ of an element is independent of temperature but

increases linearly with atomic number Z. find the value of χ for atomic hydrogen. Assume ‹ r2 ›

= 3a0, where a0 is the Bohr radius.

b) Describe B – H curve and explain its significance. 7+4+4

10.a) State Wiedemann – Franz law. How can you prove it on the basis of Drude model of free
electron?

b) NaCl crystal has a cubic structure. If its density is 2.163 g/cc and its molecular weight is
58.45, calculate its lattice constant. 3+6+6