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Optical Polarization of Molecules: 4
Author(s): Marcis Auzinsh (Author)
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date: 21 Aug. 2008
- Edition: Revised ed.
- Language: English
- Print length: 324 pages
- ISBN-10: 1107609259
- ISBN-13: 9781107609259
Book Description
This book explains the theory and methods by which gas molecules can be polarized by light, a subject of considerable importance for what it tells us about the electronic structure of molecules and properties of chemical reactions. Starting with a brief review of molecular angular momentum, the text goes on to consider resonant absorption, fluorescence, photodissociation and photoionization, as well as collisions and static fields. A variety of macroscopic effects are considered, among them angular distribution and the polarization of emitted light, ground state depopulation, laser-induced dichroism, the effect of collisions and external magnetic and electric field effects. Most examples in the book are for diatomic molecules, but symmetric-top polyatomic molecules are also included. The book concludes with a short appendix of essential formulae, tables for vector calculus, spherical functions, Wigner rotation matrices, Clebsch-Gordan coefficients, and methods for expansion over irreducible tensors.
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘This volume has very thoroughly been prepared and edited. 405 literature citations … and a well prepared subject index complete the work which is worth its price.’ U.-W. Grummt, Zeitschrift für Physicalische Chemie
Book Description
This book explains the theory and methods by which gas molecules can be polarized by light.