Plasma Spectroscopy

3 credits · College of Engineering catalogue

Advisory Prerequisite: Introductory courses in plasma and quantum mechanics. Enforced Prerequisite: None. (3 credits) Basic theory of atomic and molecular spectroscopy and its application to plasma diagnostics. Atomic structure and resulting spectra, electronic (including vibrational and rotational) structure of molecules and the resulting spectra, the absorption and emission of radiation and the shape and width of spectral lines. Use of atomic and molecular spectra as a means of diagnosing temperatures, densities and the chemistry of plasmas.