Physics: Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy

This course provides both theoretical and practical knowledge in modern atomic and molecular spectroscopy. You will learn how different spectroscopic methods work across various energy ranges, with a particular focus on optical and laser-based techniques.

The course offers an overview of atomic and molecular structure and helps you understand what can be measured using different spectroscopic approaches.

You will also become familiar with the components of spectroscopic setups, such as lasers, detectors, optics and spectrometers.

The course includes laboratory sessions where you will apply different spectroscopic techniques like Fourier transform spectroscopy, absorption spectroscopy and optical modulation techniques. You will also visit research laboratories and gain insight into laser spectroscopy applications in environmental monitoring, combustion diagnostics and medicine.

This course is ideal for students who want to understand how light can be used as a tool in both science and technology. It can be taken as part of a Master’s programme in physics or as a stand-alone course.

Teaching includes lectures, laboratory sessions, exercises, research lab visits and a project presented both in writing and orally. You will study radiation and scattering processes such as Rayleigh, Raman and Mie scattering, as well as detectors and laser systems and their use in spectroscopy. The lab sessions provide hands-on experience with various spectroscopic methods, and the project allows you to explore a chosen topic in greater depth.

Assessment is based on a written exam, lab reports and project presentations. The course is designed to give you both a broad overview and practical understanding of the possibilities offered by spectroscopy.

Prerequisites

To be admitted to the course, students must have 135 credits in natural science studies, including 90 credits in Physics and 45 credits Mathematics, alternatively a Bachelor's Degree in Physics or equivalent. In either case this includes knowledge corresponding to FYSA13 Introduction to University Physics with Optics, Waves and Quantum Physics, 7.5 credits, FYSB22 Basic Quantum Mechanics, 7.5 credits, and minimum one of the courses FYSB24 Atomic and Molecular Physics, 7.5 credits or FYSC23 Solid State Physics, 7.5 credits. English 6/B

Selection criteria

Seats are allocated according to: ECTS (HPAV): 100 %.

Tuition fees for non-EU/EEA citizens

Citizens of countries outside:

• The European Union (EU)
• The European Economic Area (EEA) and
• Switzerland

are required to pay tuition fees. You pay an instalment of the tuition fee in advance of each
semester.

Tuition fees, payments and exemptions

Full programme/course tuition fee: SEK 23,125
First payment: SEK 23,125

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Note that you may also need to pay an application fee, or provide proof of exemption.

Application fee

No tuition fees for citizens of the EU, EEA and Switzerland

There are no tuition fees for citizens of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland.