Advanced Spectroscopic Techniques

Course manual 2019/2020

Course content

This course covers both the principles and the building blocks of experimental measurement techniques and their applications in physics, chemistry and life sciences. We will discuss the basics and state-of-the-art implementations of vacuum technology, optical and wavelength dispersing components, electronics and measurement devices, photon and particle detectors, charged particle optics and imaging. This is integrated with measurement and experimental concepts like molecular beams, ionization and fluorescence spectroscopy, coincidence electron and ion imaging, ion and mass spectroscopy, and x-ray spectroscopic techniques. Applications of these advanced spectroscopic techniques in studies of atomic, molecular and (bio)material in physical and life sciences will be reviewed using recent Review Papers.

Study materials

Literature

• J.H. Moore, C.C. Davis and M.A. Coplan, 'Building Scientific Apparatus, 4th Edition, Cambridge University Press, 2009 (not required, but useful)

• Review articles

Objectives

• To provide a broad overview of advanced experimental techniques, equipment and measurement concepts and their application in modern research in the physical and life sciences.

Teaching methods

• Lecture
• Self-study

A combination of lectures, exercises and assignments, demonstrations, in total 42 hours.

Learning activities

Attendance

This programme does not have requirements concerning attendance (TER part B).

Additional requirements for this course:

This programme does not have requirements concerning attendance (TER part B).

Assessment

Inspection of assessed work

The manner of inspection will be communicated via the digitial learning environment.

Fraud and plagiarism

The 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' applies to this course. This will be monitored carefully. Upon suspicion of fraud or plagiarism the Examinations Board of the programme will be informed. For the 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' see: www.student.uva.nl

Course structure

Timetable

The schedule for this course is published on DataNose.

Contact information

Coordinator

• prof. dr. W.J. Buma