Lecture Notes

Here's a listing of lecture dates for the term:

Week #1: Electronic structure of atoms
         Lecture Notes (PDF 1.35MB)
         Suggested reading: Chapter 5 Bernath;
             w/ Chapter 6, 11 Levine for those who want lots of details.
Week #2: Atoms and radiation, Selection rules
         Lecture Notes (PDF 449kB)
         Suggested reading: Chapter 1 & 5 (selection rules) Bernath;
             Chapter 3 Spitzer (radiative processes), Chapter 2 Osterbrock (photoionization of atoms)
Week #3: Collisional excitation/de-excitation of atoms
         Lecture Notes (PDF 223kB)
             Chapters 2, 4, 5 Spitzer
Week #4: Atomic applications
         Lecture Notes (PDF 802kB)
             Original papers are cited in the notes.
Week #5: Rotational spectroscopy
         Lecture Eleven, Twelve (PDF 201kB), Lecture Thirteen (08Feb04 PDF 312kB)
             Chapter 6 Bernath
Week #6: Vibrational spectroscopy
         Lecture Notes (PDF 751kB)
             Chapter 7 Bernath, Chapter 3 Harris & Bertolucci
Week #7: Electronic spectroscopy
         Lecture Notes (PDF 359 kB)
             Chapters 9 & 10 Bernath, Chapter 5 Harris & Bertolucci
               (Chapter 4 of Harris & Bertolucci presents a good overview of molecular orbital theory)
Week #8: Molecular processes
         Lecture Notes (PDF 860kB)
Week #9: Molecular applications
         Lecture Twenty-Two, Twenty-Three, Twenty-Four (PDF 4.1 MB)
             Original papers are cited in the notes. Supplemental notes on hydrogen formation on grains.
Week #10: Molecular applications (concluded)
         Lecture Twenty-Five, Lecture Twenty-Six (PDF 529kB)
             Original papers are cited in the notes.

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