University of Groningen
Search for the permanent electric dipole moment of 129Xe
Grasdijk, Jan Olivier
IMPORTANT NOTE: You are advised to consult the publisher's version (publisher's PDF) if you wish to cite from it. Please check the document version below.
Document Version
Publisher's PDF, also known as Version of record
Publication date: 2018
Link to publication in University of Groningen/UMCG research database
Citation for published version (APA):
Grasdijk, J. O. (2018). Search for the permanent electric dipole moment of 129Xe. University of Groningen.
Copyright
Other than for strictly personal use, it is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons).
Take-down policy
If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim.
Downloaded from the University of Groningen/UMCG research database (Pure): http://www.rug.nl/research/portal. For technical reasons the number of authors shown on this cover page is limited to 10 maximum.
Propositions
1. Contrary to popular belief, decades spent in a research field measuring zero with ever increasing sensitivity does
contribute to our understanding of the physical world. 2. Low energy, high precision experiments in atomic and
molecular systems are excellent complementary methods for high energy physics experiments, in some cases exceeding the high energy sensitivity.
3. In high precision experiments the most unexpected actions, such as a refrigerator door opening and closing, can have a significant impact on the measurement noise, and are often discovered by accident.
4. In experimental physics many days are spent designing and constructing an experiment for each hour of experimental data taking. Many days are subsequently spent analyzing each hour of the recorded data.
5. In physics mathematics is the tool with which everything is built, and is hence part of the curriculum. Modern physics depends extensively on computers and programming, and thus basic computer science should also be part of the curriculum.
6. Many scientists would benefit greatly from proper documentation of their code and proper use of version control. This has the added benefit of making their work more easily accessible for new generations joining the research field.
