Ph 585   Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Physics Department, Oregon State University

Spring 2024 term

Instructor: Oksana Ostroverkhova (Wngr 413)
Lectures: MWF 2 PM Weniger 304

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DateLectures AssignmentsNotes
04/01 Review of hydrogenic atoms.(notes)    
04/03 Interaction of an atom with EM wave.(notes) HW 1 (solutions)  
04/05 Absorption and emission. (notes)   WS 1
04/08 Stimulated and spontaneous emission (ctd).   WS 2
04/10 Spontaneous emission. (notes)   WS 3
04/12 The electric dipole approximation. HW 2(solutions)   For Problem 1 of HW 2
04/15 Selection rules.(notes)   WS 4  
04/17 Line shapes and widths. (notes)   WS 5  
04/19 Fine structure of hydrogenic atoms.(notes)   WS 6  
04/22 Fine structure splitting. Lamb shift.(notes) HW 3(solutions)   Lamb & Retherford experiment
04/24 Hyperfine splitting. (notes)   WS 7 Modern spectroscopy-1 Modern spectroscopy-2 Proton structure
04/26 One-electron atom in static electric and magnetic fields.(notes)   WS 8 Hydrogen & Deuterium: hyperfine Modern research on hyperfine interactions 1st observation of 21-cm line 2nd observation of 21-cm line
04/29 One-electron atom in static magnetic field: Zeeman effect.(notes)   WS 9
05/01 Two-electron atoms.(notes)   WS 10 1st observation of doubly-excited states of He
05/03 Helium atom.(notes) HW 4(solutions) WS 11
05/06 Many-electron atoms. The central field approximation.(notes)   WS 12
05/08 The periodic table.(notes)   WS 13
05/10 L-S and j-j coupling.(notes)   WS 14
05/13 Interaction of many-electron atom with EM field.(notes)   WS 15
05/15 Midterm   (2 pm, Weniger 304)    
05/17 Molecular structure HW 5 WS 16