Infrared and Raman spectroscopy

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Curriculum: Notes in IR and Raman spectroscopy (available free of charge to registered students), additional lecture notes and tutorials.

Activities: Lectures in Infrared and Raman spectroscopy, laboratory tutorials and exercises, reports from laboratory work.

Learning requirements:

• Basic understanding of the principles of Infrared and Raman spectroscopy.
• Basic understanding of the working principles of Infrared and Raman-spectrometers.
• Understanding of the Beer-Lambert law.
• Basic understanding of the concept of normal modes of vibration.
• Basic understanding of the ro-vibrational spectra of diatomics.
• Basic understanding of the vibrational selection rules for polyatomic molecules.
• Understanding of the similarities and differences between IR- and Raman-spectroscopy.
• Ability to record and interpret IR- and Raman-spectra.

Evaluation: Passed/failed based upon written laboratory reports. All tutorials must be completed and accepted. Final date for approval is September 30.

Schedule:Thursday 15 September:

• 09.15-11.00: Lectures in IR-spectroscopy (Obligatory), V254.
• 12.15-17.00: Introduction to the FTIR instrument (Obligatory), V223.

Thursday 22 September:

• 09.15-11.00: Lectures in Raman-spectroscopy (Obligatory), V254.
• 12.15-17.00: Introduction to the Raman spectrometer (Obligatory), V213 and V244.

The laboratories will be open 16-30 September:

• 09.15-17.00: Laboratory tutorials (Obligatory).

Lecture notes:IR-spectroscopy - notes will be available from September 12.Raman-spectroscopy - notes will be available from September 12.

Laboratory tutorials:The tutorials will be available from September 12.