An Introduction to Laser Spectroscopy: Second Edition / Edition 2

by David L. Andrews, Andrey A. Demidov

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780306472985
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	08/31/2002
Edition description:	2nd ed. 2002
Pages:	375
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

1. Sources and Instrumentation for Laser Spectroscopy; M.R.S. McCoustra. 2. Principles of Absorption and Fluorescence; S.H. Ashworth. 3. Introduction to Raman Spectroscopy; U.A. Jayasooriya, Robert D. Jenkins. 4. Pump-Probe Laser Spectroscopy; A. Beeby. 5. Fluorescence for Biochemical Systems; L. Tolosa, K. Nowaczyk, Joseph Lakowicz. 6. Time-Resolved Polarised Fluorescence Studies of Ordered Molecular Systems; A.J. Bain. 7. Infrared Laser Spectroscopy of Transient Species; P.F. Bernath. 8. Nonlinear Optics and Surface Applications; D.L. Andrews, S.R. Meech. 9. Tunable Short Wavelength Generation and Applications; R.H. Lipson, Yujun J. Shi, D. Lacey. 10. Femtosecond Laser Ionisation Mass Spectrometry; R.P. Singhal. 11.Laser Remote Sensing; A.A. Demidov. Index.

Editorial Reviews

"The editors should...be commended for having brought together many authoritative presentations of a number of relevant topicsThe book reads wella handy reference to all those involved in the use of lasers in spectroscopy and chemical analysis."

(Nicolò Omenetto, University of Florida in Journal of the American Chemical Society, 125:5 (2003)

From the Publisher

The September 1994 course was designed to be cross-disciplinary, affording both breadth and depth for newcomers. Among the topics addressed in 12 contributions based on presentations at the school but rewritten for this graduate-level text: sources for laser spectroscopy; methods, diagnostics, and instrumentation; absorption and fluorescence; infrared laser spectroscopy of short-lived atoms and molecules; industrial applications of Raman spectroscopy; nonlinear optics; laser desorption; applications of surface second order nonlinear optical signals; and multiphoton ionization and laser mass spectrometry. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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