Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy
Basic Concepts and Applications

The book offers detailed coverage of the basic concepts and applications of spectroscopy.

Rita Kakkar (Author)

9781107063884, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 14 May 2015

434 pages
24.7 x 19 x 2.9 cm, 0.97 kg

Spectroscopy is the study of electromagnetic radiation and its interaction with solid, liquid, gas and plasma. It is one of the widely used analytical techniques to study the structure of atoms and molecules. The technique is also employed to obtain information about atoms and molecules as a result of their distinctive spectra. The fast-spreading field of spectroscopic applications has made a noteworthy influence on many disciplines, including energy research, chemical processing, environmental protection and medicine. This book aims to introduce students to the topic of spectroscopy. The author has avoided the mathematical aspects of the subject as far as possible; they appear in the text only when inevitable. Including topics such as time-dependent perturbation theory, laser action and applications of Group Theory in interpretation of spectra, the book offers a detailed coverage of the basic concepts and applications of spectroscopy.

List of figures
List of tables
List of abbreviations
Preface
Acknowledgement
1. Fundamentals of spectroscopy
2. Theoretical principles
3. Atomic spectroscopy
4. Pure rotational spectroscopy
5. Vibrational spectroscopy of diatomics
6. Vibrational spectroscopy of polyatomic molecules
7. The Raman effect
8. Electronic spectroscopy of diatomic molecules
9. Electronic spectroscopy of polyatomic molecules
Appendices
Select bibliography
Index
About the author.

Subject Areas: Physical chemistry [PNR], Atomic & molecular physics [PHM], Physics [PH], Mathematics & science [P]