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Engineering physics entries covering photonics, sensors, electromagnetics, plasma, radiation, rarefied gases, thermoelectric devices, and formulas.
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Topic Applied Electromagnetics and Wave Propagation Engineering Physics Engineering physics guide to electromagnetics and wave propagation: fields, impedance, antennas, waveguides, RF links, photonics, EMC, measurement, and validation. Topic Photonics and Optical Engineering Physics Engineering physics guide to photonics and optics: laser diodes, photodiodes, quantum efficiency, waveguides, fibers, imaging, alignment, noise, safety, and validation. Topic Physical Effects and Engineering Sensors Engineering physics guide to sensors using piezoelectricity, thermoelectricity, photodetection, field coupling, radiation, rarefied flow, heat flux, and uncertainty. Topic Radiation, Plasma, and Charged-Particle Engineering Physics Engineering physics guide to radiation, plasma, and charged particles: x-ray sources, detectors, vacuum, fields, shielding, measurement, safety, and validation. Topic Thermoelectric and Piezoelectric Engineering Devices A practical engineering physics guide to thermoelectric and piezoelectric devices, covering sensing, actuation, energy conversion, packaging, electronics, uncertainty, and validation. Topic Vacuum and Rarefied Gas Engineering Physics Vacuum engineering guide covering pressure, Knudsen number, rarefied gas flow, heat transfer, outgassing, contamination, measurement, uncertainty, and validation. Glossary term Diffraction Wave spreading and interference caused by apertures, edges, periodic structures, or features comparable to wavelength. Glossary term Electromagnetic Wave Coupled electric and magnetic field disturbance that carries energy and information through space, materials, or guided structures. Glossary term Knudsen Number A dimensionless number comparing molecular mean free path with a characteristic length scale. Glossary term Mean Free Path Average distance a particle or molecule travels between interactions, used in rarefied gas, vacuum, plasma, and transport analysis. Glossary term Optical Power Rate of light energy transfer through an optical path, source, sample, detector, or receiver boundary. Glossary term Piezoelectric Effect The coupling between mechanical strain and electric charge in certain materials. Glossary term Plasma Ionized gas containing charged particles and fields, used in processing, propulsion, lighting, sensing, and charged-particle systems. Glossary term Radiation Dose Measure of ionizing radiation energy deposited in material or tissue, used for safety, imaging, testing, and shielding decisions. Glossary term Scattering Redistribution of waves, particles, or radiation by material structure, geometry, defects, boundaries, or inhomogeneity. Glossary term Seebeck Effect The generation of voltage when a temperature difference exists across a material or junction. Formula sheet Engineering Physics Formula Sheet Engineering physics formulas for radiation dose, plasma, piezoelectric charge, Seebeck voltage, photodiodes, heat flux, Knudsen number, resonance, and uncertainty.