Molecules and Radiation: An Introduction to Modern Molecular Spectroscopy. Second Edition (Dover Books on Chemistry) - Softcover

Jeffrey I. Steinfeld

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486441520 ISBN 13: 9780486441528

Publisher: Dover Publications, 2005

Synopsis

This unified treatment introduces upper-level undergraduates and graduate students to the concepts and methods of modern molecular spectroscopy and their applications to quantum electronics, lasers, and related optical phenomena.
Starting with a review of the prerequisite quantum mechanical background, the text examines atomic spectra and diatomic molecules, including the rotation and vibration of diatomic molecules and their electronic spectra. A discussion of rudimentary group theory advances to considerations of the rotational spectra of polyatomic molecules and their vibrational and electronic spectra; molecular beams, masers, and lasers; and a variety of forms of spectroscopy, including optical resonance spectroscopy, coherent transient spectroscopy, multiple-photon spectroscopy, and spectroscopy beyond molecular constants. The text concludes with a series of useful appendixes.

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About the Author

Steinfeld of Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Review

"It is the object of this graduate-level textbook to provide a back-ground of basic spectroscopic principles adequate for understanding much of both traditional and contemporary spectroscopy. Because of his unusually lucid explanations, the author has succeeded admirably in his stated objective of providing such a background without making the text so geared to current research trends that it would quickly become outdated. The selection of problems at the end of each chapter is excellent, as is the selection of references both to monographs and to the primary research literature.... It is strongly recommended that this book be examined by anyone interested in either teaching or learning about spectroscopy from a contemporary point of view."
—Journal of the American Chemical Society

Edition details

• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0486441520
• ISBN 13: 9780486441528
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 528