Indicative Syllabus:
1. General features of Spectroscopy:
Basic elements of practical spectroscopy, Resolving power, Signal to noise ratio in spectra, Intensities of spectral lines, Einstein coefficients, Linewidths, Natural linewidth, Doppler Broadening, Pressure broadening, Selection Rules, Sources, dispersing elements, detectors, Basic principles of Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
2.Electronic Spectroscopy of atoms and Molecules
Hydrogen atom, Many electron Atoms, Zeeman Effect, Angular Momentum in Many electron atoms, Electronic Spectra of Molecules, Franck-Condon Principle, Dissociation and predissociation, Techniques and Instrumentation, Applications: Photoelectron spectroscopy of atoms and molecules (UPS, XPS), Fluorescence and Phosphorescence,
3.Microwave Spectroscopy
Rotation of Molecules, Rotational Spectra, Diatomic Molecules, Polyatomic Molecules, Techniques and Instrumentation, Applications: Radioastronomy, The Maser, Chemical Analysis by microwave spectroscopy,
4.Vibrational Spectroscopy
Vibrating diatomic molecule, Pure vibrational Spectra, Anharmonicity, Rotational Vibrational Spectra, Techniques and Instrumentation, Applications: Chemical Analysis by IR spectroscopy,
5.Raman Spectroscopy
The Raman effect, Rotational Raman Spectroscopy, Vibrational Raman spectroscopy, Techniques and Instrumentation, Applications: Molecular structure determination from Raman spectroscopy, Solid State applications,
6. Spin Resonance Spectroscopy
Spin and applied Field, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Electron Spin Resonance, Techniques and Instrumentation, Applications: MRI, Defects in Solids,
7. Solid State Spectroscopy
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Auger Spectroscopy, Vibrational Spectroscopy of molecules on surfaces, Raman Spectroscopy, Mossbauer Spectroscopy,
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