Description:

Basics of spectroscopic behaviour of atoms and molecules. Elementary experimental techniques for optical spectroscopy.

Contents:

1. Energetic levels in atoms and molecules
2. Interaction with electromagnetic radiation; Tranition probabilities; Selection rules
3. Basic spectroscopic and photometric quantities; Shape of spectral lines; Homogeneous and inhomogeneous broadening
4. Basic spectroscopic instrumentation (sources of radiation, detectors, optical materials)
5. Dispersion spectrometers vs. interferometric instruments; Single-channel vs. multichannel detection
6. Atomic absorption and emission spectroscopy (flame and ICP AAS, ICP OES)
7. UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy; Colour of matter
8. Luminiscence spectroscopy; Luminiscence decay; Non-radiative relaxation processes
9. Infrared absorption spectroscopy; Raman scattering spectroscopy
10. Polarized light in spectroscopy; Linear dichroism; Fluorescence anisotropy; Depolarization of Raman scattering
11. Chirality and optical activity; Optical rotatory dispersion; Circular dichroism; Raman optical activity
12. Laboratory excursion I
13. Laboratory excursion II

Recommended literature:

Recommended reading:

William W. Parson, Clemens Burda: Modern Optical Spectroscopy: From Fundamentals to Applications in Chemistry, Biochemistry and Biophysics, 3. vydání, Springer, 2023.
ISBN: 3031172213, 9783031172212

Keywords:

Optical spectroscopy, energetic levels, interaction of light with matter, spectroscopic instrumentation

Abbreviations used:

Semester:

• W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
• S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
• W,S ... both semesters

Mode of completion of the course:

• A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
• GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
• EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
• A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)

Weekly load (hours per week):

• P ... lecture
• C ... seminar
• L ... laboratory
• R ... proseminar
• S ... seminar