Ebook: Spectrophysics
Author: Anne P. Thorne (auth.)
- Genre: Physics
- Tags: Physics general
- Year: 1988
- Publisher: Springer Netherlands
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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This book describes the methods of experimental spectroscopy and their use in the study of physical phenomena. The applications of optical spectroscopy may be grouped under three broad headings: chemical analysis, elucidation of atomic and molecular structure, and investigations of the interactions of radiating atoms and molecules with their environment. I have used the word 'Spectro physics' for the third of these by analogy with spectrochemistry for the first and in preference to 'quantitative spectroscopy'. A number of textbooks treat atomic and molecular structure at varying levels of profundity, but elementary spectrophysics is not, so far as I am aware, covered in anyone existing book. There is moreover a lack of up-to-date books on experimental techniques that treat in a fairly elementary fashion interfero metric, Fourier transform and radiofrequency methods as well as prism and grating spectroscopy. In view of the importance of spectrophysics in astrophys ics and plasma physics as well as in atomic and molecular spectroscopy there seemed a place for a book describing both the experimental methods and their spectrophysical applications.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Introduction....Pages 1-19
A summary of atomic structure....Pages 20-64
A summary of molecular structure....Pages 65-92
Light sources and detectors....Pages 93-124
Dispersion and resolving power: prism spectrographs....Pages 125-143
Diffraction gratings....Pages 144-170
Interferometers....Pages 171-201
Laser spectroscopy....Pages 202-226
Other spectroscopic methods: microwave, radiofrequency, level-crossing and Raman....Pages 227-254
Width and shape of spectral lines....Pages 255-285
Emission and absorption of line radiation....Pages 286-317
Experimental determination of transition probabilities and radiative lifetimes....Pages 318-338
Elementary plasma spectroscopy....Pages 339-378
Back Matter....Pages 379-390
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Introduction....Pages 1-19
A summary of atomic structure....Pages 20-64
A summary of molecular structure....Pages 65-92
Light sources and detectors....Pages 93-124
Dispersion and resolving power: prism spectrographs....Pages 125-143
Diffraction gratings....Pages 144-170
Interferometers....Pages 171-201
Laser spectroscopy....Pages 202-226
Other spectroscopic methods: microwave, radiofrequency, level-crossing and Raman....Pages 227-254
Width and shape of spectral lines....Pages 255-285
Emission and absorption of line radiation....Pages 286-317
Experimental determination of transition probabilities and radiative lifetimes....Pages 318-338
Elementary plasma spectroscopy....Pages 339-378
Back Matter....Pages 379-390
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