An Introduction to Laser Spectroscopy: Second Edition

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

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 2002
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 381
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

In the new edition the editors have preserved the basic concept and structure, with the involvement of some new authors - all recognized experts in laser spectroscopy. Each chapter addresses a different technique, providing a review and analysis of the current status, and reporting some of the latest achievements. With the key formulas and methods detailed in many sections, this text represents a practicable handbook of its subject. It will be a valuable tool both for specialists to keep abreast of developments and for newcomers to the field needing an accessible introduction to specific methods of laser spectroscopy - and also as a resource for primary references.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Sources and Instrumentation for Laser Spectroscopy....Pages 1-41
Principles of Absorption and Fluorescence....Pages 43-76
Introduction to Raman Spectroscopy....Pages 77-104
Pump-Probe Laser Spectroscopy....Pages 105-137
Fluorescence Probes for Biochemical Systems....Pages 139-170
Time-Resolved Polarised Fluorescence Studies of Ordered Molecular Systems....Pages 171-210
Infrared Laser Spectroscopy of Transient Species....Pages 211-232
Nonlinear Optics and Surface Applications....Pages 233-256
Tunable Short Wavelength Generation and Applications....Pages 257-309
Femtosecond Laser Ionisation Mass Spectrometry....Pages 311-338
Laser Remote Sensing....Pages 339-367
Back Matter....Pages 369-375

✦ Subjects

Physical Chemistry;Analytical Chemistry;Electrical Engineering;Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices;Characterization and Evaluation of Materials