Molecular Spectroscopy (Experimental)
A 22-module path through molecular spectroscopy (experimental), in study order from foundations to the frontier.
Modules
- The Electromagnetic Spectrum and Spectroscopic Regions
- Absorption and Emission of Radiation
- The Beer-Lambert Law and Absorbance
- Transition Intensities and the Transition Dipole Moment
- Boltzmann Populations and Spectral Intensity
- Selection Rules: A Phenomenological Overview
- Linewidths and Line Broadening
- Rotational Microwave Spectroscopy: Principles
- The Rigid Rotor and Rotational Energy Levels
- Bond Lengths from Rotational Spectra
- Vibrational IR Spectroscopy: Principles
- The Harmonic Oscillator and Vibrational Levels
- Anharmonicity and Overtones
- Vibration-Rotation Coupling and Band Structure
- Normal Modes of Polyatomic Molecules
- Group Frequencies and Functional Group Identification
- Raman Spectroscopy and the Scattering Mechanism
- The Rule of Mutual Exclusion
- Chromophores and UV-Vis Spectra
- The Franck-Condon Principle
- Fluorescence and Phosphorescence
- Magnetic Resonance: NMR and ESR Overview