Electronic and Photoelectron Spectroscopy
Fundamentals and Case Studies

This volume aims to provide a firm grounding in the principles and techniques employed in electronic and photoelectron spectroscopy.

Andrew M. Ellis (Author), Miklos Feher (Author), Timothy G. Wright (Author)

9780521817370, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 13 January 2005

302 pages
25.4 x 17.4 x 2.1 cm, 0.76 kg

Review of the hardback: 'This book is not only a useful book for a reasonable price, it is a very good book for graduate students in physical chemistry and all those who want to be introduced in modern spectroscopic techniques, and the results which may be obtained by these techniques. This book is a very helpful introduction into modern spectroscopy which guides the reader properly from the basic concepts to advanced principles. The book can be recommended not only for graduate students but also for all those who are engaging in teaching spectroscopy.' Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie

Electronic and photoelectron spectroscopy can provide extraordinarily detailed information on the properties of molecules and are in widespread use in the physical and chemical sciences. Applications extend beyond spectroscopy into important areas such as chemical dynamics, kinetics and atmospheric chemistry. This book aims to provide the reader with a firm grounding of the basic principles and experimental techniques employed. The extensive use of case studies effectively illustrates how spectra are assigned and how information can be extracted, communicating the matter in a compelling and instructive manner. Topics covered include laser-induced fluorescence, resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization, cavity ringdown and ZEKE spectroscopy. The volume is for advanced undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in spectroscopy and will also be useful to anyone encountering electronic and/or photoelectron spectroscopy during their research.

Preface
List of journal abbreviations
Part I. Foundations of Electronic and Photoelectron Spectroscopy: 1 Introduction
2. Electronic structure
3. Angular momentum in spectroscopy
4. Classification of electronic states
5. Molecular vibrations
6. Molecular rotations
7. Transition probabilities
Part II. Experimental Techniques: 8. The sample
9. Broadening of spectroscopic lines
10. Lasers
11. Optical spectroscopy
12. Photoelectron spectroscopy
Part III. Case Studies: 13. Ultraviolet photoelectron spectrum of CO
14. Photoelectron spectra of CO2, OCS, and CS2 in a molecular beam
15. Photoelectron spectrum of NO2?
16. Laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy of C3: rotational structure in the 300 nm system
17. Photoionization spectrum of diphenylamine: an unusual illustration of the Franck–Condon principle
18. Vibrational structure in the electronic spectrum of 1,4-benzodioxan: assignment of low frequency modes
19. Vibrationally resolved ultraviolet spectroscopy of propynal
20. Rotationally resolved laser excitation spectrum of propynal
21. ZEKE spectroscopy of Al(H2O) and Al(D2O)
22. Rotationally resolved electronic spectroscopy of the NO free radical
23. Vibrationally resolved spectroscopy of Mg+–rare gas complexes
24. Rotationally resolved spectroscopy of Mg+–rare gas complexes
25. Vibronic coupling in benzene
26. REMPI spectroscopy of chlorobenzene
27. Spectroscopy of the chlorobenzene cation
28. Cavity ringdown spectroscopy of the a1??X3?g? transition in O2
Appendices
Index.

Subject Areas: Physical chemistry [PNR], Spectrum analysis, spectrochemistry, mass spectrometry [PNFS], Atomic & molecular physics [PHM]