Title page
Copyright page
Dedication
Preface
Contents
CHAPTER I. Methods of experimental research
Sec. 1. Stark's method for investigation of the electric effect on emission lines
Sec. 2. Lo Surdo's method for investigation of the electric effect on emission lines
Sec. 3. Comparison between Stark's and Lo Surdo's method
Sec. 4. Methods for investigation of the electric effect on absorption lines
4.1. Absorption in gases of radiation in the optical region
4.2. Absorption in atomic-beams of radiation in the optical region
4.3. Absorption in gases of microwave radiation
Sec. 5. Atomic- and molecular-beam resonance spectroscopic methods for investigation of the electric effect
Sec. 6. Optical double resonance method for investigation of the electric effect
Sec. 7. Level-crossing and antilevel-crossing methods for investigation of the electric effect
Sec. 8. Beat method for investigation of the electric effect
Sec. 9. Methods for measurement of ground state polarizabilities
CHAPTER II. Quantum-mechanical theory of the electric effect
Sec. 1. General quantum-mechanical theory
Sec. 2. Displacements of the energy states of hydrogen and hydrogenic atoms according to quantum mechanics
Sec. 3. Displacements of the energy states of hydrogen and hydrogenic atoms according to the perturbation theory of Schrodinger
Sec. 4. Intensities and polarization of Stark components of hydrogen and hydrogenic atoms
Sec. 5. Stark effect of the fine-structure components and fine-structure of the Stark components of hydrogen and hydrogenic atoms
Sec. 6. Theory of the Stark effect for non-hydrogenic elements
Sec. 7. Stark effect of the hyperfine structure components of atoms
Sec. 8. Theory of the Stark effect for the hydrogen molecule
Sec. 9. Theory of the Stark effect for the rotational energy states of rigid linear molecules
Sec. 10. Theory of the Stark effect for the rotational energy states of rigid symmetric top molecules without nuclear quadrupole coupling
Sec. 11. Theory of the Stark effect for the rotational energy states of rigid symmetric top molecules with nuclear quadrupole coupling
Sec. 12. Theory of the Stark effect for the rotational energy states of rigid asymmetric top molecules without nuclear quadrupole coupling
Sec. 13. Atoms and molecules in rapidly varying fields
CHAPTER III. General features of the electric effect
Sec. 1. Deforming influence of external electric fields upon the system of atomic energy states
Sec. 2. Dependence of displacements of energy levels upon the field strength
Sec. 3. Splitting of spectral lines into polarized components
Sec. 4. Crossing of atomic energy levels
Sec. 5. Appearance of combination lines
CHAPTER IV. The electric effect for individual atoms
Sec. 1. Hydrogen
Sec. 2. Helium II
Sec. 3. Lithium I
Sec. 4. Carbon IV
Sec. 5. Nitrogen V
Sec. 6. Sodium I
Sec. 7. Magnesium II
Sec. 8. Potassium I
Sec. 9. Rubidium I
Sec. 10. Caesium I
Sec. 11. Chromium I
Sec. 12. Copper I
Sec. 13. Silver I
Sec. 14. Gold I
Sec. 15. Iron I
Sec. 16. Cobalt I
Sec. 17. Helium I
Sec. 18. Magnesium I
Sec. 19. Calcium I
Sec. 20. Strontium I
Sec. 21. Barium I
Sec. 22. Nickel I
Sec. 23. Zinc I
Sec. 24. Cadmium I
Sec. 25. Mercury I
Sec. 26. Samarium I
Sec. 27. Europium I
Sec. 28. Lathanum I
Sec. 29. Carbon II
Sec. 30. Aluminium I
Sec. 31. Indium I
Sec. 32. Thallium I
Sec. 33. Carbon I
Sec. 34. Silicon I
Sec. 35. Germanium I
Sec. 36. Tin I
Sec. 37. Nitrogen I
Sec. 38. Oxygen II
Sec. 39. Oxygen I
Sec. 40. Sulphur I
Sec. 41. Fluorine I
Sec. 42. Neon II
Sec. 43. Chlorine I
Sec. 44. Argon II
Sec. 45. Bromine I
Sec. 46. Iodine I
Sec. 47. Neon I
Sec. 48. Argon I
Sec. 49. Krypton I
Sec. 50. Xenon I
Sec. 51. Yttrium I
Sec. 52. Molybdenum I
CHAPTER V. The electric effect on individual molecules
Sec. 1. Diatomic homonuclear molecules
1.1. Hydrogen ^1H_2
1.2. Deuterium D_2
Sec. 2. Polar diatomic molecules
2.1. Diatomic hydrides
2.2. Diatomic halides
Sec. 3. Triatomic linear molecules
Sec. 4. Symmetric top molecules
Sec. 5. Asymmetric top molecules
CHAPTER VI. Applications of the electric effect
References