Course Identification

Chemistry module: Spectroscopy
20216061

Lecturers and Teaching Assistants

Prof. Omer Yaffe
Dr. Matan Menahem

Course Schedule and Location

2021
First Semester
Tuesday, 09:15 - 12:00
18/10/2022

Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points

Science Teaching (non thesis MSc Track): Lecture; Obligatory; Regular; 4.00 points

Comments

For both first and second year students.

Prerequisites

No

Restrictions

40

Language of Instruction

Hebrew

Attendance and participation

Obligatory

Grade Type

Numerical (out of 100)

Grade Breakdown (in %)

15%
25%
60%

Evaluation Type

Examination

Scheduled date 1

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Scheduled date 2

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Estimated Weekly Independent Workload (in hours)

2

Syllabus

  1. Brief review of basics of quantum mechanics- Harmonic oscillator, particle in the box, transition dipole moments, symmetry.
  2. Vibrational spectroscopy - IR spectroscopy, including FTIR, Raman scattering
  3. Electronic spectroscopy, Lasers
  4. Vibronic spectroscopy, including resonance Raman.
  5. Surface spectroscopy
  6. Nonlinear optics and spectroscopy
  7. Time resolved spectroscopy
  8. Single molecule spectroscopy
  9. Photoelectron spectroscopy

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course students will be able to:

  1. Describe the basic concepts behind the interaction of light with matter.
  2. Discuss the relation between quantum mechanics, symmetry of the molecular systems and spectroscopy.
  3. Relate molecular properties to their spectra.
  4. Aanalyze vibrational and vibronic spectra.

Reading List

  1. Physical Chemistry, Mcquarrie and Simon, University Science Books
  2. Modern Spectroscopy, J. M. Hollas, John Wiley & Sons
  3. Molecular Vibrations, Wilson, Decius and Cross, Dover Publications

Website

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