Physics Department UAJK

Website: http://physics.ajku.edu.pk/

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 Physics Department UAJK

 Established in 1985 and initially offered only MSc (Physic

s) program
 Since 2010 following programs are offered
 BS (Physics) four year and eight semester program
 MSc(Physics) two year and four semester
 MPhil(Physics) two year and four semester with thesis
 PhD (Physics) minimum 03 year after MPhil and with thesis
 Total enrollment in all programs ~500
 Faculty
 Permanent faculty 14 and visiting 6.

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 Faculty Members
1. Professors (03):
• Prof. Dr. Khizar ul Haq
• Prof. Dr. Muhammad Rafique
• Prof. Dr. Ayaz Arif Khan
2. Assistant Professor (06):
• Syed Arif Hussain Bukhari
• Shazia Aziz
• Dr. Syed Raza Ali Raza
• Dr. Asif Majeed
• Dr. Javed Iqbal
• Dr. Shahab Ahmed Abbasi
3. Lecturers (03):
• Dr. Syed Shujahat Alai Bukhari
• Dr. Tariq Iqbal
• Dr. Nasar Ahmed
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 Current Research Facilities/Equipment
 Material Synthesis and Characterization
 Scanning Electron Microscope
 UV Visible spectrometer and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectro
meter
 Computer controlled Keithly source meter and four probe station setup
with micro positioner tips and heat chunk (RT to 400 oC)
 Furnaces up to temperature of 1600 oC.
 Two channel spectrometer
 Solution processed nanomaterial synthesis setup
 Atmospheric plasma nanomaterial growth setup
 Environmental Radiation Monitoring
 Remote Radon monitoring system installed along the earthquake Faultline
 Sodium iodide-based spectrometer and food analyzer
 LUDLUM Survey meters and GPS system
 ESR Apparatus

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 New Campus Under Construction

Will be completed by March 2019.

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 Future Research Facilities/Equipment
 Physics Department has got a funding of 2.4 Million US $ from Saudi Govern
ment we are planning to have following facilities by the end of 2019.
 Thin film and nano/microfabrication
 Multi target DC Magnetron and RF Sputter
 Thermal Evaporator
 Laser beam lithography setup (down to 0.1 micron).
 Focused Ion Beam Etching setup
 Wire bonder
 Analysis
 Powder and thin film-based X-ray diffraction setup (XRD)
 Vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) down to cryogenic temperatures (4 K)
 Photoluminescence setup down to cryogenic temperatures (4 K)
 Closed cycle He Cryostat
 Variable angle spectroscopic ellipsometer
 Raman spectrometer

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 Future Research Facilities/Equipment
 Radiation
Physics Department has got a funding of 2.4Material
& Environmental Science
Million US $ fromLab
Saudi Govern
ment we Physics
are planning 1. Vibrating
Lab to have following facilitiessample
by the magnetometer
end of 2019.
1. Analysis
 Pylon AB 6 Portable (VSM)
2. Ferroelectric analyzer
Radiation Monitor
High Purity Germanium Spectrometer
2. High Purity Germanium 3. Dielectric Analyzer/impedance
Dielectric Analyzer/impedance Analyzer
Analyzer
(HPGe) Detector
 TMR measurement system 4. TMR measurement system
3. Geo-exploration counter
4. Food Guard-1 (magneto transport)
5. Grimm spectrometers Filter 5. Vacuum Thermal evaporation
Efficiency Test Systems system
Plasma processing
6. ABM and nanofabrication
NUV Exposure System Lab
6. Bio-Scout (for detection of
1. Vacum chambers
Radioactivity in Foods)
2. Diffusion & Rotary pumps
7. PR670 Spectro scan
3. Vacuum Valves & Vacuum feed through
4. Power supply
Laser Spectroscopy Lab
1. Nd-Yag laser
2. Chanel electron multiplier
3. Digital oscilloscope
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