Spectroscopic Measurement: An Introduction to the Fundamentals

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I found this an excellent text that contains a lot of useful material in one place. The book provides both nice reviews of basic background subjects (e.g. quantum mechanics and electrodynamics), as well as fine detail on more advanced subjects related to specific diagnostics and analysis tools. It's a great textbook and reference for my shelf. As a person who does experimental spectroscopy, I've found it a superb sourcebook and use it quite often in my work. Spectroscopic Measurement: An Introduction to the Fundamentals......Page 4 Copyright Page......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 Preface......Page 10 Acknowledgments......Page 14 Nomenclature......Page 18 1.1 Spectroscopic Techniques......Page 26 1.2 Overview of the Book......Page 30 1.3 How to Use This Book......Page 32 1.4 Concluding Remarks and Warnings......Page 33 2.1 Introduction......Page 34 2.2 The Maxwellian Velocity Distribution......Page 36 2.3 The Boltzmann Energy Distribution......Page 46 2.4 Molecular Energy Distributions......Page 54 2.5 Conclusions......Page 59 3.1 Introduction......Page 60 3.2 Some Definitions......Page 62 3.3 Development of the ERT......Page 75 3.4 Implications of the ERT......Page 82 3.5 Photon Statistics......Page 94 3.6 Conclusions......Page 97 4.1 Introduction......Page 100 4.2 Maxwell's Equations in Vacuum......Page 101 4.3 Basic Conclusions from Maxwell's Equations......Page 111 4.4 Material Interactions......Page 118 4.5 Brief Mention of Nonlinear Effects......Page 121 4.6 Irradiance......Page 122 4.7 Conclusions......Page 128 5.1 Classical Dipole Oscillator......Page 130 5.2 Wave Propagation Through Transmitting Media......Page 135 5.3 Dipole Emission......Page 139 5.4 Conclusions......Page 150 6.1 Introduction......Page 152 6.2 Overview of Hamiltonian Dynamics......Page 153 6.3 Hamiltonian Dynamics and the Lorentz Atom......Page 159 6.4 Conclusions......Page 161 7.1 Introduction......Page 162 7.2 Historical Perspective......Page 164 7.3 Additional Components of Quantum Mechanics......Page 173 7.4 Postulates of Quantum Mechanics......Page 188 7.5 Conclusions......Page 189 8.1 Introduction......Page 192 8.2 The One-Electron Atom......Page 194 8.3 Multi-Electron Atoms......Page 223 8.4 Conclusion......Page 241 9.1 Introduction......Page 242 9.2 Diatomic Molecules......Page 243 9.3 Polyatomic Molecules......Page 279 9.4 Conclusions......Page 289 CHAPTER 10. RESONANCE RESPONSE......Page 292 10.1 Einstein Coefficients......Page 293 10.2 Oscillator Strengths......Page 302 10.3 Absorption Cross-sections......Page 304 10.4 Band Oscillator Strengths......Page 305 10.5 Conclusions......Page 307 11.1 Introduction......Page 308 11.2 A Spectral Formalism......Page 310 11.3 General Description of Optical Spectra......Page 314 11.4 Homogeneous Broadening......Page 318 11.5 Inhomogeneous Broadening......Page 322 11.6 Combined Mechanisms: the Voigt Profile......Page 325 11.7 Conclusions......Page 327 12.1 Introduction......Page 328 12.2 Polarization of the Resonance Response......Page 329 12.3 Absorption and Polarization......Page 333 12.4 Polarized Radiant Emission......Page 335 12.5 Photons and Polarization......Page 338 12.6 Conclusions......Page 341 13.1 Introduction......Page 342 13.2 Polarizability......Page 346 13.3 Classical Molecular Scattering......Page 357 13.4 Rayleigh Scattering......Page 360 13.5 Raman Scattering......Page 366 13.6 Conclusions......Page 383 14.1 Introduction......Page 384 14.2 Development of the DME......Page 386 14.3 Interaction with an Electromagnetic Field......Page 394 14.4 Multiple Levels and Polarization in the DME......Page 402 14.5 Two-level DME in the Steady-state Limit......Page 404 14.6 Conclusions......Page 408 Appendix A. Units......Page 410 Appendix B. Constants......Page 424