Laser Spectroscopy: Vol. 1 Basic Principles

✍ Scribed by Wolfgang Demtröder (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 475
• Edition: 4th
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Keeping abreast of the latest techniques and applications, this new edition of the standard reference and graduate text on laser spectroscopy has been completely revised and expanded. While the general concept is unchanged, the new edition features a broad array of new material, including applications in chemical analysis, medical diagnostics, and engineering.

No other book with such a broad scope is available. The author is one of the most renowned experts in this area. The book is well illustrated, and is supplemented by an extensive set of references. It will benefit all students and scientists working in the field.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages I-XVI
Introduction....Pages 1-3
Absorption and Emission of Light....Pages 5-60
Widths and Profiles of Spectral Lines....Pages 61-98
Spectroscopic Instrumentation....Pages 99-233
Lasers as Spectroscopic Light Sources....Pages 235-396
Back Matter....Pages 397-457

✦ Subjects

Optical Spectroscopy, Ultrafast Optics;Atoms, Molecules, Clusters and Plasmas;Solid State Physics and Spectroscopy;Laser Technology and Physics, Photonics;Characterization and Evaluation of Materials