Proceedings of the Fifth Saudi Physical Society Conference (SPS5): Abha, Saudi Arabia, 25-27 October 2010

This proceedings would be of interest to readers working in the fields of Nanomaterials & Nanophysics, Semiconductors, Atomic and Nuclear Physics, Particles & Fields, Quantum Optics, Bio and Medical Physics, Environmental Physics, Sensors and Devices, and Instrumental Physics. The proceeding includes 45 articles, contributed by conference participants on a broad range of topics related to theoretical and experimental physics. The major topics covered in the proceedings were Nanomaterials & Nanophysics, Semiconductors, Atomic and Nuclear Physics, Particles & Fields, Quantum Optics, Bio and Medical Physics, Environmental physics, Sensors and Devices, Techniques & Developments and hence it attracts a broad range of audience working in various areas of experimental and theoretical physics. Due to the increasing interest in nanotechnology, most of the contributions of this proceeding are related in some way or another to the nanoscience and nanotechnology topics ranging from growth of nanomaterials and characterizations to their efficient practical utilization in a variety of devices and systems.