lecture date: january 22 nd , 2013
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Introduction to Spectroscopy. Lecture Date: January 22 nd , 2013. What is Spectroscopy?. The study of the interaction between radiation and matter “Analytical spectroscopy”, as defined in this class, covers applications of spectroscopy to chemical analysis. History of Analytical Spectroscopy. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Lecture Date: January 22nd, 2013
Introduction to Spectroscopy
What is Spectroscopy?
The study of the interaction between radiation and matter
“Analytical spectroscopy”, as defined in this class, covers applications of spectroscopy to chemical analysis
History of Analytical Spectroscopy 1666: Isaac Newton (England) shows that white light
can be dispersed into constituent colors, and coins the term “spectrum”
– Newton also produced the first “spectroscope” based on lenses, a prism, and a screen
1800: W. Herschel and J. W. Ritter show that infrared (IR) and ultraviolet (UV) light are part of the spectrum
1814: Joseph Fraunhofer noticed that the sun’s spectrum contains a number of dark lines, developed the diffraction grating
1859: G. Kirchoff obtains spectra of the elements, explains the sun’s spectrum
The Visible Spectrum of the Sun
(Black lines are absorption by elements in the cooler outer region of the star)
Figure from National Optical Astronomy Observatory/Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy/National Science Foundation, http://www.noao.edu/image_gallery/html/im0600.html
History of Analytical Spectroscopy 1870: J. C. Maxwell formalizes and combines the laws
of electricity and magnetism
1900 to present: More than 25 Nobel prizes awarded to spectroscopists, including:
– 1902: H. A. Lorentz and P. Zeeman
– 1919: J. Stark
– 1933: P. A. M. Dirac and E. Schrodinger
– 1945: W. Pauli
….
– 1999: A. Zewail
Introduction to Spectroscopy
Figures from NASA (www.nasa.gov)
The electromagnetic spectrum
Each color you see is a specific (narrow) range of frequencies in this spectrum
The Electromagnetic Spectrum
Modern life (not just analytical spectroscopy) revolves around the EM spectrum!
Properties of Electromagnetic Radiation
Wave/particle duality Perpendicular E and B
components– E = electric field– B = magnetic field
Wave properties:– Wavelength (frequency)– Amplitude– Phase
1 2 3 4 5
-1
-0.5
0.5
1
1 2 3 4 5
-1
-0.5
0.5
1
Long wavelength(low frequency)
Short wavelength(high frequency)
c = the speed of light (~3.00 x 108 m/s) = the frequency in cycles/second (Hz) = the wavelength in meters/cycle
c
Note – this figure shows polarized radiation!
Interference of Radiation
Monochromatic: radiation containing a single frequency Polychromatic: radiation containing multiple frequencies
Constructive interference: when two waves reinforce each other
Destructive interference: when two waves cancel each other
The Interaction of Radiation and Matter
Electromagnetic radiation travels fastest in a vacuum
When not travelling in a vacuum, radiation and matter can interact in a number of ways
Some key processes (for spectroscopy):– Diffraction– Refraction– Scattering– Polarization– Absorption
Transmission of Radiation
The velocity at which radiation travels (or propagates) through a medium is dependent on the medium itself
When radiation travels through a medium and does not undergo a frequency change, it cannot be undergoing a permanent energy transfer
However, radiation can still interact with the medium– Radiation, an EM field, polarizes the electron clouds of
atoms in the medium – Polarization is a temporary deformation of the electron
clouds
Transmission and Refraction
The refractive index (ni) of a medium is given by:
ii
c n
c = the speed of light (~3.00 x 108 m/s) i = the velocity of the radiation in the medium in m/sni = the refractive index at the frequency i
Refractive index measures the degree of interaction between the radiation and the medium– Liquids: ni ~ 1.3 to 1.8
– Solids: ni ~ 1.3 to 2.5
Refractive index can be used to identify pure liquid substances
Refraction When radiation passes through an interface between two
media with different refractive indices, it can abruptly change direction
Snell’s law:
1
2
2
1
2
1
sinsin
vv
nn
1 = the velocity of the radiation in medium 1 in m/sn1 = the refractive index in medium 1
Snell’s law is a consequence of the change in velocity in the media
Reflection always occurs at an interface. Its extent depends on the refractive indices of the media
1
2
Medium 1
Medium 2
Diffraction Fraunhofer diffraction:
– Also known as far-field diffraction, parallel beam diffraction
– Important in optical microscopy
Fresnel diffraction– Also known as near-field diffraction
Diffraction
Diffraction gratings:– Widely used in
spectroscopic instruments to separate frequencies (can be made precisely)
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http://www.astro.virginia.edu/research/observatories/40inch/fobos/images/grating.jpg
Bragg diffraction – multiple slit Fraunhofer diffraction:– Important for instrument design, crystallography
Scattering
Rayleigh scattering (an elastic process):– Scattering of small amounts of radiation by molecules
and atoms (whose size is near to the wavelength of the radiation)
Mie scattering: applies to large particles, involves scattering in different directions.
– Practical use in particle size analysis
4
1
scattering
Polarization Polarization of EM radiation – a simple classical picture:
Figure from Sears, et al., “University Physics”, 7th Ed., 1988
Coherent Radiation Coherent radiation fulfils two
conditions: (1) it has the same frequency or set of frequencies, and (2) it has a well-defined and constant phase relationship
– Coherent radiation is “cross-corelated” in that the properties of one beam can be used to predict those of the other beam
Examples of coherent radiation:
– Lasers– Microwave sources (masers)
Coherent radiation: different frequencies (colors) with a defined
phase relationship interfere to produce a pulse
Diagram from wikipedia.org (public domain)
Incoherent Radiation Produced by “random”
emission, e.g. individual atoms in a large sample emitting photons
Actually is coherent, but just to a tiny (undetectable) extent
Also known as “continuous” radiation
Examples of incoherent radiation:
– Incandescent light bulbs– Filament sources– Deuterium lamps
Incoherent radiation: different frequencies (colors) combined to produce continuous radiation with
varying phase, frequency and amplitude
Diagram from wikipedia.org (public domain)
More Properties of Electromagnetic Radiation
Wave and particle behavior: photons behave as both waves and particles
– Quantum mechanics developed around the concept of the photon, the elementary unit of radiation
Planck’s law:
E is the energy of the photon in joules h is Planck's constant (6.624 x 10-34 joule seconds) is the frequency of the radiation
hE
Absorption and Emission
Absorption is a process accompanied by an energy change
– involves energy transfer of EM radiation to a substance, usually at specific frequencies corresponding to natural atomic or molecular energies
Emission occurs when matter releases energy in the form of radiation (photons
E = h
Higher energy
Lower energy
Absorption Emission
Energy Levels Several types of quantum-mechanical energy levels
occur in nature:– Electronic– Rotational– Vibrational (including phonons and heat)– Nuclear spin (other nuclear energy levels usually need
high energies to access)
For each of these, a discrete quantum state and energy-driven transitions between these states can be studied (as opposed to a continuous range of energies)
Selection Rules Selection rules:
Simple rules that are derived from transition moment integrals (usually via symmetry arguments) that express which energy level transitions are allowed
Example (for rotational energy levels of a rigid linear rotor such as a diatomic molecule):
A forbidden transition is usually still possible, but often is weaker than allowed transitions
1J
The Uncertainty of Measurements
Because the lifetimes of quantum states can persist for short periods, it can be difficult to measure their energies accurately
This is usually stated in the form of an “energy-time uncertainty”:
tE
The Uncertainty Principle The uncertainty principle: it is not possible to know both
the location and the momentum of a particle exactly – a fundamental limit on all measurements
In Heisenberg’s terms, the act of measuring a particle’s position affects its momentum, and vice versa
In equation form:
– In other words, if you know the position of a particle to within x, then you can specify its momentum along x to px
– As the uncertainty in x increases (x ), that of px decreases (x ), and vice versa
px x 21
Spectra and Spectrometers
Spectra are usually plotted as frequency vs. amplitude– Instead of frequency, wavelength or energy can also
be used– The choice of x- and y-axes is often dependent on the
particular technique, its history, etc…– In most techniques, a key parameter is the
frequency/energy/wavelength resolution
Spectrometers: instruments that measure the interaction of radiation with matter, so the properties of such interactions can be studied
Spectroscopy in Analytical Chemistry
Widely used approach for characterizing systems ranging from chemical physics to biology, from individual atoms to the largest molecules
Some of the most common techniques are:– UV-Visible spectroscopy– Fluorescence spectroscopy– IR spectroscopy– Raman spectroscopy– X-ray spectroscopy– NMR spectroscopy– EPR spectroscopy
Further Reading
P. W. Atkins and R. S. Friedman, Molecular Quantum Mechanics, 3rd Ed. Oxford University Press, New York (2003).
R. P. Feynman, R. B. Leighton, M. Sands, The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA (1977).
M. Fox, Optical Properties of Solids, Oxford University Press, New York (2010).
Physics textbooks often contain good discussions of basic spectroscopic phenomena.