SPECTROSCOPY COURSE In spectroscopy, interaction of electromagnetic radiations and matter is involved.

1. Luminescence 2.Materials characterization 3.Determination of elements in composition 4.Thin film characterization 5.Applications in biological sciences, Chemical Industries, Semiconductor Industries Importance of Spectroscopy

Course Content 1Introduction to Spectroscopy 2Classical theory 3 Absorption, emission and spontaneous emission, Einstein Coefficients 4 Quantum Theory of emission and emission probability 7Fermi’s Golden Rule, Radiative transitions 8Spectroscopic line widths and broadening 9Absorption spectroscopy 10 Electronic absorption 11Fluorescence spectroscopy 12phosphorescence 13Energy transfer in solids 14Molecular spectroscopy

Books/ References *“Atomic spectra and atomic structure”, 2nd ed., G. Herzberg, Dover, New York, 1944, pp Quantum Mechanics”, 3rd ed. P.W. Atkins and R.S. Friedman, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1997, pp *“Theory and interpretation of fluorescence and phosphorescence:, R.S. Becker, Wiley-Interscience, New York, 1969, pp *“New Trends in Fluorescence Spectroscopy: applications to chemical and life sciences”, B. Valeur and J.C. Brochon (eds.), Springer Series on Fluorescence Methods and Applications, Berlin, 2001, pp *“Principles of Fluorescence Spectroscopy”, 2nd edition, J.R. Lakowicz, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York, 1999, pp E. Merzbacher, Quantum Mechanics (Wiley and Sons-Toppon) Marking Scheme: Midterm 30 % Home Assignments 20 % Final examination 40 % Attendance 10 %