FUNDAMENTALS OF CULTURAL HERITAGE-APPLIED SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUES
Learning outcomes of the course unit
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 contents summary
Spectroscopy and rudiments of quantum mechanics
Electromagnetic radiation and interactions with matter - Photons - Energy transitions
Atomic spectroscopy - Absorption and emission
Vibrational Spectroscopies - IR absorption - Raman - FTIR techniques - Micro-Raman
Molecular spectroscopy - UV-VIS
XRF - X-ray fluorescence
X-ray absorption
Thermoluminescence
LIBS (Light Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy) - notes
XPS (X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy) - notes
NMR - Nuclear magnetic resonance - notes
Mossbauer effect - notes
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