| LEC # | TOPICS |
|---|---|
| 0 | General information (PDF) |
| 1 | Matrices are useful in spectroscopic theory (PDF) |
| 1 (S) | Spectroscopic notation, good quantum numbers, perturbation theory and secular equations, non-orthonormal basis sets, transformation of matrix elements of any operator into perturbed basis set (PDF) |
| 2 | Coupled harmonic oscillators: Truncation of an infinite matrix (PDF) |
| 2 (S) | Matrix solution of harmonic oscillator problem, derivation of heisenberg equation of motion, matrix elements of any function of X and P (PDF) |
| 3 | Coupled harmonic oscillators (part II) and atoms (PDF) |
| 3 (S) | Anharmonic oscillator, vibration-rotation interaction, energy levels of a vibrating rotor (PDF) |
| 4 | How do we get information about V (Q) from molecular constants? (PDF) |
| 4 (S) | Construction of potential curves by the rydberg-klein-rees method (PDF) |
| 5 | Atoms: 1e- and alkali (PDF) |
| 6 | Alkali and many e- atomic spectra (PDF) |
| 7 | Many e- atoms (PDF) |
| 8 | How to assign an atomic spectrum (PDF) |
| 9 | The Born-Oppenheimer approximation (PDF) |
| 9 (S) | Excerpts from the spectra and dynamics of diatomic molecules (PDF) ( Field, R. W., and H. Lefebvre-Brion. The Spectra and Dynamics of Diatomic Molecules. Burlington, MA: Elsevier Academic Press, 2004. ISBN: 9780124414556. Courtesy of Elsevier. Used with permission.) |
| 10 | The Born-Oppenheimer approach to transitions (PDF) |
| 11 | Transitions II (PDF) |
| 11 (S) | Magnetic and electric effects, related papers (PDF) |
| 12 | Pictures of spectra and notation (PDF) |
| 13 | Rotational assignment of diatomic electronic spectra I (PDF) |
| 13 (S) | Dreckium monoxide (PDF) |
| 14 | Laser schemes for rotational assignment first lines for Ω', Ω" assignments (PDF) |
| 15 | Definition of angular momenta and | A α MA > Evaluation of |
| 15 (S) | Rotation and angular momenta (PDF) |
| 16 | 2∏ and 2∑ matrices (PDF) |
| 17 | Parity and e/f basis for 2∏, 2∑± (PDF) |
| 18 | Hund's cases: 2∏, 2∑± Examples (PDF) |
| 18 (S) | Energy level structure of 2∏ and 2∑ states, matrix elements for 2∏ and 2∑ including ∏ ~ ∑ perturbation, parity (PDF) |
| 19 | Perturbations (PDF) |
| 19 (S) | A model for the perturbations and fine structure of the ∏ states of CO, factorization of perturbation parameters, the electronic perturbation parameters (PDF) |
| 20 | Second-order effects (PDF) |
| 20 (S) | Second-order effects: Centrifugal distortion and Λ-doubling (PDF) |
| 21 | Rotation of polyatomic molecules I (PDF) |
| 21 (S) | Coefficients for energy levels of a slightly asymmetric top, energy levels of a rigid rotor, transition strengths for rotational transitions (PDF) |
| 22 | Asymmetric top (PDF) |
| 23 | Pure rotation spectra of polyatomic molecules (PDF) |
| 23 (S) | Energy levels of a rigid rotor, energy levels of an asymmetric rotor (PDF) |
| 24 | Polyatomic vibrations: Normal mode calculations (PDF) |
| 25 | Polyatomic vibrations II: s-Vectors, G-matrix, and Eckart condition (PDF) |
| 26 | Polyatomic vibrations III: s-vectors and H2O (PDF) |
| 27 | Polyatomic vibrations IV: Symmetry (PDF) |
| 28 | Normal↔local modes, high-overtone spectra (PDF) |
| 28 (S) | Summaries of articles by K. Lehmann, B. C. Smith, J. S. Winn, K. Lehmann, W. Klemperer, and M. S. Child and R. T. Lawton (PDF) |
| 29 | A Sprint through group theory (PDF) |
| 30 | What is in a character table and how do we use it? (PDF) |
| 30 (S) | Symmetry operations (PDF) |
| 31 | Electronic spectra of polyatomic molecules (PDF) |
| 31 (S) | Excerpts of articles by K. Keith Innes, G. W. King, C. K. Ingold, M. Bogey, H. Bolvin, C. Demuynck, and J. L. Destombes (PDF) |
| 32 | The  transition (PDF) |
| 33 | Vibronic coupling (PDF) |
| 34 | Wavepacket dynamics (PDF) |
| 34 (S) | Abstract of article by M. Bixon and J. Jortner (PDF) |
| 35 | Finish wavepacket dynamics (PDF) |
| 36 | CNPI group theory (PDF) |
| 36 (S) | C2H2 has many isomeric forms (PDF - 1.1 MB) |
| 37 | Laser double resonance studies of electronic spectroscopyand vibrational state mixing in highly vibrationally excited C2H2 (PDF) |
| 38 | Laser double resonance studies of Ã1Au C2H2 (PDF - 1.4 MB) |
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