An Introduction to Laser Spectroscopy

✍ Scribed by Martin R. S. McCoustra (auth.), David L. Andrews, Andrey A. Demidov (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 1996
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 228
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Here is the first graduate-level textbook to offer an introduction to the field of laser spectroscopy. Chapters cover a broad range of topics in detail, emphasizing the theoretical and experimental aspects of the field. This much-needed text will allow students to explore current research and gain an understanding of the analytical and industrial applications of laser spectroscopy.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-vii
Sources for Laser Spectroscopy....Pages 1-17
Methods, Diagnostics and Instrumentation....Pages 19-33
Absorption and Fluorescence....Pages 35-62
Infrared Laser Spectroscopy of Short-Lived Atoms and Molecules....Pages 63-74
High Sensitivity Picosecond Laser Spectroscopy....Pages 75-89
Raman Spectroscopy....Pages 91-114
Industrial Applications of Raman Spectroscopy....Pages 115-131
Laser Remote Sensing....Pages 133-147
Nonlinear Optics....Pages 149-169
Applications of Surface Second Order Nonlinear Optical Signals....Pages 171-185
Laser Desorption....Pages 187-198
Multiphoton Ionization and Laser Mass Spectrometry....Pages 199-227
Back Matter....Pages 229-231

✦ Subjects

Analytical Chemistry;Physical Chemistry;Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics;Electrical Engineering;Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices;Acoustics