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Thesis type
(Thesis) M.Sc.
Date created
2010
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Author: Lea, Graham Bryce
Abstract
The momentum scattering lifetime is a fundamental parameter of metallic conduction that can be measured with terahertz time-domain spectroscopy. This technique has an important strength over optical reflectance spectroscopy: it is capable of measuring both the phase and the amplitude of the probing radiation. This allows simultaneous, independent measurements of the scattering lifetime and resistivity. Broadly, it is the precision of the phase measurement that determines the precision of scattering lifetime measurements. This thesis describes milliradian-level phase measurement refinements in the experimental technique and measures the conductivity anisotropy in the correlated electron system CaRuO3. These phase measurement refinements translate to femtosecond-level refinements in scattering lifetime measurements of thin metallic films.
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English
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