SUBJECT

Title

Optical Spectroscopy

Type of instruction

lecture

Level

Master

Faculty

Faculty of Science

Part of degree program

Chemistry MSc

Credits

Recommended in

Semesters 1-4

Typically offered in

Autumn/Spring semester

Course description

Basic concepts of ultraviolet, visible, infrared, Raman and fluorescence spectroscopy. Basic theory of electronic transitions and molecular vibrations. Principles and operation of spectrometers. Sample preparation, measurement techniques, coupled methods. Evaluation and assignment of spectral features.

Readings

J. M. Hollas: Modern Spectroscopy, Wiley, 1998
D. C. Harris, M. D. Bertolucci: Symmetry and Spectroscopy, An Introduction to Vibrational and Electronic Spectroscopy, Oxford University P., 1978
E. B. Wilson, J. C. Decius, P. C. Cross: Molecular Vibrations, The Theory of Infrared and Raman Vibrational Spectra, General Publ. Comp., 1955 (Dover)
B. Schrader (Ed.): Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy, Methods and Applications, VCH, 1995