1. Rotational spectroscopy
Spectroscopy uses the emission, absorption, and scattering of
electromagnetic radiation to study atoms or molecules. Emission occurs
when an atom or molecule loses energy by radiating light. Absorption
is the reverse process.
In the case of scattering, electromagnetic radiation is deflected
from its path when it interacts with matter. This interaction is different
in nature from that observed and studied in emission and absorption
spectroscopy and will not be discussed here.
The emission or absorption of electromagnetic radiation by matter
can only occur at frequencies specific to that matter. The set of
transitions observed between energy levels constitutes the spectrum
of the system under study.
It represents, in a way, a characteristic fingerprint of the species
under...
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Rotational spectroscopy