Applet Launcher Applet 1 Applet 2 Applet 3 Applet 4 Applet 5 Applet 6   Rotational Raman Spectroscopy Introduction page 3 of 3     Practical Navigator Introduction The Raman Effect Experimental Techniques 1. Rotational Raman Spectroscopy Interpreting the Spectrum Effect of Bond Length Centrifugal Distortion Intensities of Spectral Lines Nuclear Spin Statistics 2. Real Diatomic Molecules Temperature Spectrum of Nitrogen Isotopic Substitution Nuclear Spin Statistics Predict the Spectrum of Oxygen   Lord Rayleigh showed in 1871 that the intensity of the scattered light is related to the wavelength of the exciting radiation by the equation: I       (2) In addition, photons may be detected at certain discrete frequencies above and below that of the incident beam; it is emission at these energies which is referred to as Raman Scattering.     << previous page www.physchem.ox.ac.uk next page >>