INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE

NAME OF DEPTT. /CENTRE: DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

1. Subject Code: PHN-204 Course Title: Atomic, Molecular and Laser

Physics
2. Contact Hours: L: 3 T: 0 P: 0

3. Examination Duration (Hrs.): Theory: 3 Practical: 0

4. Relative Weight: CWS: 25 PRS: 00 MTE: 25 ETE: 50 PRE: 00

5. Credits: 3 6. Semester: Spring 7. Subject Area: DCC

8. Pre-requisite: None

9. Objective of Course: To introduce basic principles of Atomic and Molecular

Spectroscopy, and, Lasers
10. Details of Course:

S. Contents Contact
No. Hours
1. Atomic Spectroscopy-I: Spectra of one- and two- electron systems, 10
alkali spectra, electron spin and magnetic moment, electric-dipole
allowed transition (E1) and selection rules, fine structure splitting: spin-
orbit interaction and relativistic corrections; Lamb shift, hyperfine
structure and isotope shifts

2. Atomic Spectroscopy-II: Many-electron atoms, Pauli exclusion 10

principle, angular momentum coupling schemes: L-S and j-j coupling,
equivalent and non-equivalent electrons, Hund’s rules, ground state
configurations of elements in periodic table; atoms in electric and
magnetic fields (Zeeman-, Paschen-Back and Stark effect), X-ray
spectra

3. Molecular structure: Born-Oppenheimer approximation, homo and 4

hetero diatomic molecule, role of permanent dipole moment in diatomic
molecule

4. Molecular spectroscopy: Rotational spectroscopy: rigid-, non-rigid and 14

vibrating rotator; Vibrational spectroscopy: harmonic oscillator,
anharmonic oscillator, vibrating rotator or rotating oscillator, dissociation
energy of molecules; Raman spectroscopy: classical theory of light
scattering and Raman effect, quantum theory of Raman effect, selection
rules for Raman spectrum; Electronic spectroscopy: electronic energy
and total energy of a molecule, selection rules for electronic
spectroscopy, Franck-Condon principle, quantum numbers for
molecular spectroscopy
5. Lasers: Spontaneous and stimulated emission, absorption, population 4
inversion, discussion on three- and four-level laser schemes, properties
of laser beams: monochromaticity, spatial and temporal coherence,
brightness, directionality, intensity profile of laser beam, He-Ne laser
Total 42

11. Suggested Books:

S. Name of Authors /Books / Publishers Year of

No. Publication/
Reprint
1. Bransden B H and Joachian C J, “Physics of Atoms and 2012
Molecules”, 2nd Ed. Prentice Hall
2. Haken H and Wolf H C, “The Physics of Atoms and Quanta”, 6th 2007
Ed. Springer
3. Herzberg G, “Molecular Spectra and Molecular Structure: 2010
Spectra of Diatomic Molecules”, Dover Books on Physics
4. Svelto O, “Principles of Lasers”, 5th Ed. Springer 2010