Sieghard Albert: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2021

Name PD Dr. Sieghard Albert
FieldPhysical Chemistry
Address
Lab. für Physikalische Chemie
ETH Zürich, HCI E 233
Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1-5/10
8093 Zürich
SWITZERLAND
E-mailalbert@ir.phys.chem.ethz.ch
DepartmentChemistry and Applied Biosciences
RelationshipSenior Lecturer

NumberTitleECTSHoursLecturers
529-0481-00LAdvanced High Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy1 credit1VS. Albert
AbstractThe course teaches advanced topics in molecular spectroscopy: techniques for analysing rotationally and rovibrationally resolved spectra will be discussed, the basics of FTIR spectroscopy will be reviewed, and the sources which may be used in high resolution infrared spectroscopy will be described. The fields in which high resolution infrared /THz spectroscopy is applied will also be reviewed.
ObjectiveThe students will understand how to use the tools needed to analyze simple highly resolved spectra. They will become familiar with experimental techniques in high resolution molecular spectroscopy and will understand how molecular spectroscopy can be applied to solve problems with respect to atmospheric pollutants and the detection of molecules in interstellar space.
ContentThe students will learn how to record rotationally and rovibrationally resolved spectra in the THz and IR frequency range. For that purpose state-of-the-art sources like synchrotrons, FELs and other THz sources will be discussed. In this context, the basics of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy will also be reviewed. The analysis of such spectra with interactive programs will then be explained. Finally, applications of high resolution molecular spectroscopy in the field of atmospheric and interstellar chemistry will be discussed. The identification and the quantitative determination of atmospheric pollutants will be discussed in detail. In addition, the identification of interstellar molecules in the context of the origin of life will be reviewed. The question of the identification of the interstellar unidentified infrared bands and of the interstellar diffuse bands will also be addressed. Finally, high resolution molecular spectroscopy of chiral molecules in the context of molecular parity violation will be discussed
LiteratureWill be given in the lecture