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TIF300 / FYM300 Spectroscopy lp2 HT20 (7.5 hp)

The course is offered by the Department of Physics

Contact details:

 

Examiner and Course Responsible

Timur Shegai

Department of Physics, Division of Nano and Biophysics

e-mail: timurs@chalmers.se

 

Guest Lecturers

Eva Olsson (EELS, EDXS and CL)

Department of Physics, Division of Nano and Biophysics

e-mail: eva.olsson@chalmers.se

Dinko Chakarov (Photoelectron spectroscopy)

Department of Physics, Division of Chemical Physics

e-mail: dinko.chakarov@chalmers.se

 

Teaching Assistants:

Adriana Canales

e-mail: adriana.canales@chalmers.se

Andrew Yankovich

e-mail: andrew.yankovich@chalmers.se

Lunjie Zeng

e-mail: lunjie@chalmers.se

 

 

Course purpose

Aim of the course

  • To provide a broad introduction to the field of modern spectroscopy with particular emphasis on modern experimental techniques and theoretical background.
  • To familiarize students with central unifying concepts and experimental as well as theoretical methods needed for the understanding of modern spectroscopy.
  • To highlight the importance of symbiosis between experimental and theoretical approaches in the spectroscopy disciplines.
  • To introduce the key physical concepts of atomic and molecular spectroscopy and microscopy, as well as give an overview of their applications.

 

Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)

  • explain the basic concepts to describe phenomena that are responsible for the importance of spectroscopy in modern science and technology.
  • name and explain some of the most important experimental and theoretical methods commonly used.
  • apply theoretical reasoning to account for experimental observations, and to build simple physical models for properties and processes occurring in atoms and molecules upon interaction with electromagnetic radiation.
  • explain the key phenomena for the interaction of electrons with matter.

 

Schedule

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Course literature

The following books are comprehensive background reading material (not compulsory) for the course and available via Chalmers Library:

  • Hollas: Modern Spectroscopy, Wiley, 2004.
  • Long: The Raman effect, Wiley, 2002.
  • Wilson: Molecular vibrations: The theory of infrared and Raman vibrational spectra.
  • Le Ru and P. Etchegoin: Principle of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, Elsevier, 2009.
  • Lakowicz: Principles of Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Springer, 2006
  • Boyd: Nonlinear Optics, Academic Press, 2008
  • B. Williams and C.B. Carter, Transmission electron microscopy, Springer Science +Business Media, LLC, 2009, New York.

 

Web resources:

www.olympusmicro.com/primer/java/index.html

www.microscopyu.com/tutorials/

micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/index.html

 

Course design

 

  • The course content will be provided during the lectures.
  • Two COMPULSORY laboratory works, devoted to (1) Optical spectroscopy and (2) Electron spectroscopy, correspondingly.
  • The Optical part will include Raman and FTIR microscopy and spectroscopy.
  • The Electron part will include cathodoluminescence, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDXS) and electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS).
  • The course will also contain 5 OPTIONAL home works, the successful completion of which provides BONUS points at the final exam.

Changes made since the last occasion

Due to COVID-19 situation, all the teaching activities, including labs, will be online.

 

Learning objectives and syllabus

Learning objectives:

  • explain the basic concepts to describe phenomena that are responsible for the importance of spectroscopy in modern science and technology.
  • name and explain some of the most important experimental and theoretical methods commonly used.
  • apply theoretical reasoning to account for experimental observations, and to build simple physical models for properties and processes occurring in atoms and molecules upon interaction with electromagnetic radiation.
  • explain the key phenomena for the interaction of electrons with the matter.
  • Link to the syllabus on Studieportalen.

Study plan

 

Examination form

  • Written exam consisting of several problems and questions at the end of the course:
    (10 questions ca. 3p each, 0-12 p = failed, 12-18=3; 18-24=4, 24-30=5)
  • Obligatory Labs: (passed/not passed)
  • Lecture attendance: be present at minimum 9 out of 12 lectures
  • Homeworks: in total 5 assignments (1p each, maximum total give 5 extra points at the exam, not obligatory).

 

Course summary:

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