An Introduction to MCD Spectroscopy: Some Theory and Applications

Abstract

This article describes the general theoretical basis for magnetic circular dichroism (MCD) spectroscopy. MCD is a powerful technique that combines some attributes of absorption spectroscopy and magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Under appropriate conditions, much more information can be deduced about atomic and molecular energy states with MCD as the single spectroscopic technique than most other types of spectroscopy. Some experimental data will be presented to illustrate how MCD is being utilized at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory to study the energy levels of lanthanide and actinide compounds.

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