Doctor of Philosophy in Physics - UCD Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics Spectroscopy Group

University College Dublin

The School of Physics at UCD is a leading centre for research and teaching in physics, with a strong international reputation. The UCD School of Physics is consistently highly ranked in both national and international tables.There are about 50 graduate research students in the school, most of whom are pursuing PhD programmes and many of whom are from outside Ireland. The academic staff make up a dynamic, international group researching across a wide range of disciplines within Physics.Spectroscopy is, at it's most basic, the study of the interaction of light and matter. In our laboratory we study the measurement of the emission and absorption of electromagnetic radiation from or by matter. We also study electrons, protons, and ions produced in different interactions between radiation and atoms and molecules.