Ebook: Frontiers of Laser Spectroscopy of Gases
Author: D. A. Ramsay (auth.) Prof. Antonio C. P. Alves Dr. John M. Brown Dr. J. Michael Hollas (eds.)
- Tags: Optics Optoelectronics Plasmonics and Optical Devices
- Series: NATO ASI Series 234
- Year: 1988
- Publisher: Springer Netherlands
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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This volume contains the lectures presented at the NATO Advanced Study Institute on "Frontiers of Laser Spectroscopy of Gases" held in the Hotel Golf Mar, Vimeiro, near Torres Vedras, Portugal from 30 March to 10 April 1987. The objective of the meeting was to take stock of the recent technological developments involving lasers and to assess their impact on spectroscopy. The whole range of wavelengths from the far infrared through to the extreme ultraviolet was covered. In addition, specific applications to both atoms and molecules were described. Indeed, one of the most successful and pleasant aspects of the Institute was the joint participation of atomic physicists and molecular spectro scopists, who meet all too rarely these days. The Institute also succeeded in covering a wide time span from the very earliest days of lasers to some of the very latest developments in both lasers and their applications to spectroscopy. There were 14 invited lecturers, giving a total of 40 lectures, and 89 other participants at the Institute. Each of the invited lecturers has contributed a chapter to this volume. In addition, on Thursday 2nd April a special one-day session was held in the Chemistry Department at the University of Coimbra to mark the retirement of Professor Dr. F.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Spectroscopy without Lasers....Pages 1-8
Infrared Lasers for Spectroscopy....Pages 9-42
Tunable Far Infrared Laser Spectroscopy....Pages 43-51
Generation of Coherent Tunable Radiation....Pages 53-61
Tunable Coherent Sources for Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectroscopy....Pages 63-88
The Free Electron Laser, Offspring of Synchrotron Radiation....Pages 89-152
Laser Doppler-Free Techniques in Spectroscopy....Pages 153-185
Atomic Laser Spectroscopy....Pages 187-239
Laser Raman Spectroscopy....Pages 241-280
Techniques in Molecular Laser Spectroscopy....Pages 281-307
Multiphoton Ionization Spectroscopy with Photoelectron and Mass Spectral Analysis....Pages 309-324
Multiphoton Ionization Mass Spectrometry of Biomolecules....Pages 325-344
Unimolecular Decay of Energy-Selected Polyatomic Molecular Ions by Resonance-Enhanced Multiphoton Ionization in a Reflectron Mass Spectrometer....Pages 345-352
Infrared Spectroscopy of Molecular Ions....Pages 353-377
Dynamics of the Photodissociation of Small Molecules....Pages 379-419
Laser Spectroscopy of Chemical Intermediates in Supersonic Free Jet Expansions....Pages 421-449
The Infrared Spectroscopy of the H3 + and HD+ Molecular Ions at their Dissociation Limits....Pages 451-460
The Interpretation of Vibrational Overtone Spectra Observed by Fourier Transform and Laser Photoacoustic Spectroscopy....Pages 461-489
Interstellar Masers and Star Formation in the Galaxy....Pages 491-508
Back Matter....Pages 509-520
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Spectroscopy without Lasers....Pages 1-8
Infrared Lasers for Spectroscopy....Pages 9-42
Tunable Far Infrared Laser Spectroscopy....Pages 43-51
Generation of Coherent Tunable Radiation....Pages 53-61
Tunable Coherent Sources for Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectroscopy....Pages 63-88
The Free Electron Laser, Offspring of Synchrotron Radiation....Pages 89-152
Laser Doppler-Free Techniques in Spectroscopy....Pages 153-185
Atomic Laser Spectroscopy....Pages 187-239
Laser Raman Spectroscopy....Pages 241-280
Techniques in Molecular Laser Spectroscopy....Pages 281-307
Multiphoton Ionization Spectroscopy with Photoelectron and Mass Spectral Analysis....Pages 309-324
Multiphoton Ionization Mass Spectrometry of Biomolecules....Pages 325-344
Unimolecular Decay of Energy-Selected Polyatomic Molecular Ions by Resonance-Enhanced Multiphoton Ionization in a Reflectron Mass Spectrometer....Pages 345-352
Infrared Spectroscopy of Molecular Ions....Pages 353-377
Dynamics of the Photodissociation of Small Molecules....Pages 379-419
Laser Spectroscopy of Chemical Intermediates in Supersonic Free Jet Expansions....Pages 421-449
The Infrared Spectroscopy of the H3 + and HD+ Molecular Ions at their Dissociation Limits....Pages 451-460
The Interpretation of Vibrational Overtone Spectra Observed by Fourier Transform and Laser Photoacoustic Spectroscopy....Pages 461-489
Interstellar Masers and Star Formation in the Galaxy....Pages 491-508
Back Matter....Pages 509-520
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