Ph 585   Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Physics Department, Oregon State University

Spring 2026 term

Instructor: Oksana Ostroverkhova (Wngr 413)
Lectures: MWF 10 AM Weniger 328

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DateLectures AssignmentsNotes
03/30 Review of hydrogenic atoms.(notes)    
04/01 Interaction of an atom with EM wave.(notes) HW 1 (solutions)  
04/03 Absorption and emission. (notes)   WS 1
04/06 Stimulated and spontaneous emission.(notes)   WS 2
04/08 no class: will be scheduling a make-up    
04/10 Spontaneous emission in the electric dipole approximation. (see notes for 04/03 and 04/06) HW 2(solutions) WS 3 For Problem 1 of HW 2
04/13 Selection rules.(notes)      
04/15 Line shapes and widths. (notes) HW 3(solutions) WS 4 Photon orbital ang. mom. for electric quadrupole transitions
04/17 Two-electron atoms.(notes)   WS 5