Spectroscopic Techniques
Code
11518
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department
Departamento de Física
Credits
3.0
Teacher in charge
Maria Luisa Dias de Carvalho de Sousa Leonardo
Weekly hours
2
Total hours
26
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
In this course it is intended that students acquire the fundamental concepts that underlie some of spectroscopic techniques and familiarize themrself with the latest developments.
After attending and passing this course, the student should be able to select the most appropriate technique for a given experimental problem.
Prerequisites
Previous approval in the following courses is highly recomended: Ótica Aplicada, Mecânica Quântica, and Física Atómica e Molecular.
Subject matter
1. Introduction: Light interaction with matter. Visible Spectroscopy
2. Photoelectron spectroscopy
3. Raman spectroscopy
4. Infra-red spectroscopy (FTIR)
5. X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy
6. Nuclear Magnetic Ressonance
Bibliography
- Atoms and Molecules, M. Weissbluth, Academic Press, 1978.
- Optical Spectroscopy: Methods and Instrumentations, Nikolai V. Tkachenko, Elsevier Science, 2006.
- Atomic and molecular spectroscopy: basic aspects and practical applications, S. Svanberg, Springer, 2004.
- Scientific articles provided in the classes.
Teaching method
This course is organized into theoretical practices, which will be presented several spectroscopic techniques, including application examples where specific problems are discussed with the students.