Atomic Physics (F3211)
15 credits, Level 6
Autumn teaching
On this module, you’ll explore:
- fine structure in hydrogen
- hyperfine structure including isotope and nuclear spin effects
- interaction of atoms with external fields
- helium atom
- multi-electron atoms and the periodic system
- radiative processes and Einstein coefficients
- emission and absorption spectra and line broadening
- basics of molecular structure: vibration and rotation.
Teaching
69%: Lecture
31%: Seminar (Class)
Assessment
20%: Coursework (Problem set)
80%: Examination (Unseen examination)
Contact hours and workload
This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 42 hours of contact time and about 108 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.
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