Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy

1 Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-06388-4 - Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy : Basic Concepts and Applications Rita Kakkar Frontmatter More information Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy Basic Concepts and Applications Rita Kakkar in this web service Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-06388-4 - Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy : Basic Concepts and Applications Rita Kakkar Frontmatter More information 4843/24, 2nd Floor, Ansari Road, Daryaganj, Delhi - 110002, India Cambridge University Press is part of the University of Cambridge. It furthers the University's mission by disseminating knowledge in the pursuit of education, learning and research at the highest international levels of excellence.

2 Information on this title: Rita Kakkar 2015. This publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. First published 2015. Printed in India A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kakkar, Rita, author. Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy : basic concepts and applications / Rita Kakkar. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index.

3 Summary: Elucidates various spectroscopic techniques including Atomic Spectroscopy , pure rotational Spectroscopy , vibrational Spectroscopy of diatomic and polyatomic molecules, Raman Spectroscopy and electronic Spectroscopy . Provided by publisher. ISBN 978-1-107-06388-4 (hardback). 1. Atomic Spectroscopy . 2. Molecular Spectroscopy . I. Title. 2014. 539'.60287 dc23. 2014020957. ISBN 978-1-107-06388-4 Hardback Cambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-party internet websites referred to in this publication, and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate.

4 In this web service Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-06388-4 - Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy : Basic Concepts and Applications Rita Kakkar Frontmatter More information To my father Late Shri Om Prakash Chadha in this web service Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-06388-4 - Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy : Basic Concepts and Applications Rita Kakkar Frontmatter More information in this web service Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-06388-4 - Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy : Basic Concepts and Applications Rita Kakkar Frontmatter More information Contents List of Figures x List of Tables xv Preface xvii Acknowledgements xix List of Abbreviations xxi 1 Fundamentals of Spectroscopy 1.

5 Introduction 1. Some Properties of Waves 2. Travelling waves 5. Electromagnetic Radiation 6. Wave nature of light 6. Particulate nature of radiation 8. Electromagnetic Spectrum 12. Blackbody Radiation 13. Boltzmann's Population Distribution 15. Einstein's Coefficients 18. Lasers 22. Line Broadening 24. Natural line broadening 24. Pressure or collisional broadening 32. Doppler broadening 32. Lambert Beer's Law 38. Power or saturation broadening 41. Fourier Transform Spectroscopy 42. Summary 46. Exercises 47. 2 Theoretical Principles 51. Introduction 51. The Postulates of Quantum Mechanics Explained 52.

6 In this web service Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-06388-4 - Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy : Basic Concepts and Applications Rita Kakkar Frontmatter More information vi Contents Time-Dependent Perturbation 57. The interaction of electromagnetic radiation with a Molecular system 60. Einstein's Coefficient of Induced Absorption 65. Comparison with experimental quantities 68. Einstein's Coefficients of Induced and Spontaneous Emission 70. The Basis of Selection Rules 72. Overview of Selection Rules 74. Summary 77. Exercises 77. 3 Atomic Spectroscopy 79.

7 Introduction 79. The Bohr Theory of the Hydrogen Atom 79. Hydrogen and Hydrogen-like Ion Spectra 83. Transition probabilities 86. Multi-Electron Atoms 89. Alkali metal spectra 90. Two-electron systems 92. Ground state terms 102. Quantitative treatment of the coupling of orbital and spin angular momenta for multi-electron atoms 103. Intermediate coupling 109. Interaction with external fields 109. Photoelectron Spectroscopy 115. Summary 117. Exercises 118. 4 Pure Rotational Spectroscopy 124. Overview of Molecular Spectra 124. The Rigid Diatomic Molecule (The Rigid Rotor) 127. Interaction of radiation with a rotating molecule 134.

8 Rotational spectra and bond lengths of diatomic molecules 137. The effect of isotopic substitution 139. Rotational energy level populations: Intensities of spectral lines 141. Centrifugal distortion 147. Rotation of Polyatomic Molecules: Classification of Molecules 149. Linear molecules 152. Spherical tops 156. Symmetric tops 156. Asymmetric top molecules 165. The Effect of Electric Fields: The Stark Effect 169. Effect on the energy levels of a symmetric top 169. Stark effect for linear molecules 172. in this web service Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-06388-4 - Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy : Basic Concepts and Applications Rita Kakkar Frontmatter More information Contents vii Applications of Microwave Spectroscopy 172.

9 Summary 173. Exercises 174. 5 Vibrational Spectroscopy of Diatomics 182. Introduction 182. Oscillations of Systems with One Degree of Freedom 182. The Diatomic Molecule 185. Lagrange's equations of motion 187. Normal coordinates and linear transformations 188. Simultaneous diagonalization 189. Heteronuclear diatomic molecules 191. Mass-weighted coordinates 192. Quantum Mechanical Treatment 196. Mechanism of infrared radiation absorption: qualitative ideas 201. Quantitative treatment of selection rules 202. The Potential Energy Function for a Chemical Bond 208. Experimental accuracy of the Morse potential 214.

10 Force constants 214. Isotopic substitution 216. Vibrational dependences of rotational constants 221. Combination differences 223. Summary 224. Exercises 225. 6 Vibrational Spectroscopy of Polyatomic Molecules 231. Introduction 231. Normal Modes of Vibration of Carbon Dioxide 231. Properties of normal modes 237. Selection rules for carbon dioxide 238. Vibration rotation spectra of symmetric top molecules 241. Symmetries of normal modes 242. Selection rules 250. Higher vibrational wave functions 256. Combination bands 257. Summary 260. Exercises 260. 7 The Raman Effect 263. Introduction 263.