Oxford University

Undergraduate Practical Course in Physical Chemistry

Major Equipment

The following items of major equipment are available to undergraduates for hands-on use in the physical chemistry practical course.
• Time-of-flight mass spectrometer (MS)

• 5m Ebert high-resolution spectrograph, photographic data collection

• 3m high-resolution spectrograph, computerised data acquisition

• Electron spin resonance (ESR) spectrometer

• Infrared spectrometers:
  • Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometer
  • Dispersive infrared (IR) spectrometer

• UV/Visible spectrometers:
  • High resolution UV/visible spectrometer
  • 5 further routine UV/visible spectrometers
  • High-speed diode array spectrometers

• Photoelectron (PES) spectrometer

• Acoustic interferometer

• Pulsed-source Fluorimeter

• Electrochemistry:
  • Rotating disk electrode electrochemistry rig
  • Anodic stripping voltammetry electrochemistry rig

• Laser Raman microscope

• Scanning tunnelling microscope (STM)

• Various workstations and computers

• Two radiochemical counting rigs

• Bomb calorimeter

• Twin-column gas chromatograph (GC)

• On-line optical rig

• Major software:
  • Spartan (molecular modelling)
  • Digisim (Electrochemistry)
  • Molecular dynamics
  • Interactive NMR software
  • Interactive Raman software

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Updated December 12, 2007.