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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Sources and Instrumentation for Laser Spectroscopy.- 2. Principles of Absorption and Fluorescence.- 3. Introduction to Raman Spectroscopy.- 4. Pump-Probe Laser Spectroscopy.- 5. Fluorescence Probes for Biochemical Systems.- 6. Time-Resolved Polarised Fluorescence Studies of Ordered Molecular Systems.- 7. Infrared Laser Spectroscopy of Transient Species.- 8. Nonlinear Optics and Surface Applications.- 9. Tunable Short Wavelength Generation and Applications.- 10. Femtosecond Laser Ionisation Mass Spectrometry.- 11. Laser Remote Sensing.