High Resolution Spectroscopy (eBook)

Front Cover 1
High Resolution Spectroscopy 4
Copyright Page 5
Table of Contents 10
Preface 6
Fundamental constants 9
Chapter 1. Quantization of energy 18
1.1 Historical evolution of quantum theory 18
1.2 The Schrödinger equation 29
1.3 Some important solutions of the Schrödinger equation 32
Bibliography 52
Chapter 2. Interaction of electromagnetic radiation with atoms and molecules 53
2.1 Nature of electromagnetic radiation 53
2.2 Absorption and emission processes 54
2.3 Line widths of transitions 61
Bibliography 67
Chapter 3. General experimental methods 68
3.1 Regions of the electromagnetic spectrum 68
3.2 General features of instrumentation 70
3.3 Microwave and millimetre wave spectroscopy 71
3.4 Lamb dip spectroscopy 76
3.5 Prisms, diffraction gratings and interferometers as dispersing elements 78
3.6 Far infrared spectroscopy 87
3.7 Near infrared spectroscopy 90
3.8 Visible and near ultraviolet spectroscopy 94
3.9 Far (vacuum) ultraviolet spectroscopy 100
3.10 Low and high resolution spectroscopy 102
Bibliography 103
Chapter 4. Rotational spectroscopy 104
4.1 Classification into linear molecules, symmetric rotors, spherical rotors and asymmetric rotors 104
4.2 Pure rotational infrared, millimetre wave and microwave spectra of diatomic and linear polyatomic molecules 109
4.3 Pure rotational infrared, millimetre wave and microwave spectra of symmetric rotor molecules 126
4.4 Nuclear spin statistical weights and their effect on intensities 130
4.5 Pure rotational infrared, millimetre wave and microwave spectra of asymmetric rotor molecules 134
4.6 Pure rotational infrared, millimetre wave and microwave spectra of spherical rotor molecules 141
4.7 Interstellar molecules detected by their pure rotation spectra 143
4.8 Pure rotational Raman spectroscopy 146
4.9 Structure determination from rotational constants 153
4.10 Rotational spectroscopy of weakly bound complexes 155
Bibliography 165
Chapter 5. Vibrational spectroscopy 166
5.1 Diatomic molecules 166
5.2 Polyatomic molecules 180
Bibliography 283
Chapter 6. Electronic spectroscopy 285
6.1 Electronic spectroscopy of atoms 285
6.2 Electronic spectroscopy of diatomic molecules 320
6.3 Electronic spectroscopy of polyatomic molecules 366
Bibliography 451
Chapter 7. Photoelectron spectroscopy 452
7.1 Introduction 452
7.2 Experimental methods 454
7.3 Ionization processes in photoelectron spectra 461
7.4 Koopmans' theorem 462
7.5 Photoelectron spectra and their interpretation 464
Bibliography 497
Chapter 8. Lasers and laser spectroscopy 498
8.1 Lasers and masers 498
8.2 Laser spectroscopy 532
Bibliography 609
Appendix : Character tables 612
References 624
Index of atoms and molecules 630
Subject index 644