PC V - Spectroscopy FS23

Content

Introduction to the basics of spectroscopy: rotational, vibrational and electronic transitions, selection rules, group theory. Experimental methods of frequency-domain and time-domain spectroscopies. Quantum states and wavepackets.

Contact Persons

The phone numbers are reachable from outside with +41 44 63- -- --

Lectures

The lectures take place in HCI J7 every Friday 11:45 according to the schedule below. Additional information can be found in the Moodle website of the course here.

Exercises

The exercises take place every second week after the lecture. You can register for the exercise groups via myStudies.

Time table

Exercise classes take place every second week. When you attend your exercise class, you are expected to have solved (or have made a significant effort to solve) the problems of the corresponding exercise sheet.

Note: the lectures starts at 11:45. The exercise classes take place 13:45 - 14:30 every other week.

Exercises and solutions

Hand in the exercises until the Wednesday on the week of the exercise discussion via e-mail to your assistant. The email addresses of the corresponding assistant for each exercise group are listed in the table above. You have ca. 1.5 weeks to solve the exercises, except for the first sheet.

Character and multiplication tables are available external pagehere.

Projects

Project work is supposed to be done for this lecture. The projects are designed by the assistants who want to give you some insight into their research or who want to teach you something that they think is interesting. Thus, project work is a learning opportunity for you and is not only work but also fun!

The project descriptions can be found below. The projects are solved in groups of three people. During registration, indicate at least three topics that you are interested. We try to make sure that you get one of your selected topics, but the more topics you indicate, the higher is your chance of getting one of them. If you cannot find a partner for the project work, you may also register alone and will then be assigned to a partner based on your chosen preferences.

The list of 10 project topics and their summaries is listed in the table bellow. The projects have to be completed in groups of 2 students. The online registration of the projects is now closed.

Deadline for project registration: 17.03.
Early-bird deadline: 22.05.
Deadline for project reports: 02.06.

If you hand in your reports before the early-bird deadline, you can receive feedback from the assistant.

Lecture slides and video recording

Recommended literature

G. Herzberg, Molecular Spectra and Molecular Structure, Vol. I: Spectra of Diatomic Molecules, Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, 1989
G. Herzberg, Molecular Spectra and Molecular Structure, Vol. II: Infrared and Raman Spectra of Polyatomic Molecules, Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, 1991
G. Herzberg, Molecular Spectra and Molecular Structure, Vol. III: Electronic Spectra and Electronic Structure of Polyatomic Molecules, Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, 1991
E.U. Condon and G.H. Shortley, The Theory of Atomic Spectra, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1935
H.W. Kroto, Molecular Rotation Spectra, John Wiley & Sons, London, 1975 [republication: Dover Publications, New York, 1992]
C.H. Townes and A.L. Schawlow, Microwave Spectroscopy, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1955 [republication: Dover Publications, New York, 1975]
J.M. Hollas, High Resolution Spectroscopy, 2nd edition, John Wiley & Sons, 1998
W. Demtröder, Laser Spectroscopy, 4th edition, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2008 (external pageVolume 1, external pageVolume 2); W. Demtröder, Laserspektroskopie - Grundlagen und Techniken, 2007 (external pageGerman version)
Handbook of High-Resolution Spectroscopy, external pageVol. 1-3, Eds. M. Quack and F. Merkt, Wiley, Chichester, 2011