Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

PHY 518 — Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy

PHY department course · Nigerian universities

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

• explain the atomic structure and apply the solution of the Schrodinger equation for the hydrogen atom
• describe the Zeeman effect and electron spin
• analyse electron interaction in many electron atoms
• explain the principle of X-ray diffraction
• describe molecular spectra and vibrational wave functions
• explain the interaction of light with atoms and the laser principle; and

Course contents

The hydrogen atom, relativistic effects and spin. Energy bands and energy levels. Band structure. Identical particles and symmetry. Many electron atoms. Coupling schemes and vector model. Zeeman effect. Hyperfine structure. The diatomic molecule, the Kronig-Penny model and the tight binding method. X-ray diffraction and interpretation.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study PHY 518.

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