Physics · Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
A topic within Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics, itself one of 10 topics in that field and part of Physics.
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C. V. Raman
Reports that light scattered by a molecule sometimes shifts colour by an amount fixed by the molecule's own vibration frequencies, giving a spectroscopic window onto molecular structure independent of infrared absorption.
link checked 17 Sept 2026Gerhard Herzberg
Shows how the fine structure of a molecule's absorption and emission spectrum reveals its bond lengths, vibration frequencies and even the fleeting existence of free radicals too short-lived to isolate any other way.
link checked 17 Sept 2026