- Course Code
- PX 3509
- Credit Points
- 15
- Course Coordinator
- Dr C Wang
Pre-requisites
Overview
This course builds on the students’ existing knowledge of quantum mechanics to evaluate the eigenstates of atomic and molecular systems. These are used as a platform both to elucidate the quantum mechanical ideas of transition probabilities and selection rules and to introduce the associated practical spectroscopic techniques. Examples will be chosen to cover a wide range of the electromagnetic spectrum from radio frequency nuclear magnetic resonance to X ray fluorescence and the instrumental implications of the various frequency domains will be discussed.
Structure
12 week course - 3 one-hour classes (28 lectures and 8 tutorial classes).
Assessment
1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (75%) and in-course assessment (25%).
Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (75%) and in-course assessment (25%).