HOWARD UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY

 

ADVANCED TOPICS IN LASER SPECTROSCOPY I

PHYS 286 (CRN 82765)

FALL 2002

 

M W F            11:10 – 12:00 N          TKH 111B

INSTRUCTOR: Professor Prabhakar Misra

OFFICE: Either TKH# 102   or OPFM/CSTEA# 112

TEL:         806-6251               806-4913 (Message/Voice Mail)

OFFICE HOURS: 10:00-11:00 AM             M   W   or By Appointment

 

Text: “Ultraviolet Spectroscopy and UV Lasers,” Prabhakar Misra and Mark A. Dubinskii (eds.), Practical Spectroscopy Series Vol. 30, Marcel Dekker, New York, 2002  (ISBN: 0-8247-0668-4).

 

SUBJECT MATTER                                                            WEEK(S) OF

 

Fundamentals of Spectroscopy & Lasers                                  8/26 & 9/4

Spectroscopic Techniques                                                        9/9 & 9/16

Vibrational & Rotational Spectroscopy                                     9/23 & 9/30

Ultraviolet Spectroscopy I                                                        10/7 & 10/16

Ultraviolet Spectroscopy II                                                       10/21 & 10/28

Raman Spectroscopy                                                                11/4 & 11/13

Atmospheric Spectroscopy                                                       11/18 & 11/25

Spectroscopy & Astronomy                                                     11/25 & 12/2

 

Grading Scheme: Homework 75% and Term Paper 25%

 

Suggested Reading:

  1. “Laser Spectroscopy: Basic Concepts and Instrumentation,” W. Demtroder, Second Edition, Springer-Verlag, New York, 1996 (ISBN 3-540-57171-X).
  2. “Spectra of Atoms and Molecules,” P. F. Bernath, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1995 (ISBN 0-19-507598-6).
  3. “Molecular Dynamics and Spectroscopy by Stimulated Emission Pumping,” H.-L. Dai & R.W. Field (eds.), World Scientific, New Jersey, 1995 (ISBN 981-02-2111-8).

 

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