University Catalog 2014-2015

University of Colorado Boulder

PHYS-7550 (3) Atomic and Molecular Spectra

Covers theory of atomic structure and spectra, including coupling of angular momenta, tensor operators, energy levels, fine and hyperfine structure, transition probabilities, Zeeman and Stark effects. Molecular spectra: electronic, vibrational, and rotational states. Rotation matrices, symmetric top.