Learning objectives
The course aims to provide fundamental knowledge for understanding the most important spectroscopic techniques used in diagnostic investigations of the cultural heritage.
Prerequisites
Attendance of courses in Experimental Physics and Introduction to Modern Physics
Course unit content
<br /><br />Spectroscopy and rudiments of quantum mechanics <br />Electromagnetic radiation and interactions with matter - Photons - Energy transitions<br />Atomic spectroscopy - Absorption and emission<br />Vibrational Spectroscopies - IR absorption - Raman - FTIR techniques - Micro-Raman<br />Molecular spectroscopy - UV-VIS<br />XRF - X-ray fluorescence <br />X-ray absorption<br />Thermoluminescence<br />LIBS (Light Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy) - notes<br />XPS (X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy) - notes<br />NMR - Nuclear magnetic resonance - notes<br />Mossbauer effect - notes
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