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Atomic and laser spectroscopy / Alan Corney.

By: Corney, Alan.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Oxford science publications.Publisher: Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1979Description: xvii, 763 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0198511485 .Subject(s): Atomic spectra | Laser spectroscopyDDC classification: 535.84
Contents:
Introduction -- Review of classical electrodynamics -- Review of quantum mechanics -- The spontaneous emission of radiation -- Selection rules for electric dipole transitions -- Measurement of radiative lifetimes of atoms and molecules -- Forbidden transitions and metastable atoms -- The width and shape of spectral lines -- The absorption and stimulated emission of radiation -- Radiative transfer and the formation of spectral lines -- Population inversion mechanisms in gas lasers -- Resonat modes of optical cavities -- Saturation characteristics and single-frequency operation of gas lasers -- Tunabledye lasers and atomic spectroscopy -- The hanle effect and the theory of resonance fluorescence experiments -- Optical double resonance experiments -- Optical pumping experiments -- The hyperfine structure of atoms and its investigation by magnetic resonance methods.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Intended mainly for experimentalists, this book discusses in detail the many advances in optical physics made over the last 25 years. The author uses classical or semi-classical calculations wherever possible to introduce the interaction of electromagnetic radiation with free atoms. Topics discussed include the spontaneous emission of radiation; stimulated transitions and the properties of gas and tunable dye lasers; and the physics and applications of resonance fluorescence, optical double resonance, optical pumping, and atomic beam magnetic resonance experiments. Favorably reviewed in its hardcover edition, physicists from a variety of fields will find this reissue as timely now as it was when first published in 1977.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Introduction -- Review of classical electrodynamics -- Review of quantum mechanics -- The spontaneous emission of radiation -- Selection rules for electric dipole transitions -- Measurement of radiative lifetimes of atoms and molecules -- Forbidden transitions and metastable atoms -- The width and shape of spectral lines -- The absorption and stimulated emission of radiation -- Radiative transfer and the formation of spectral lines -- Population inversion mechanisms in gas lasers -- Resonat modes of optical cavities -- Saturation characteristics and single-frequency operation of gas lasers -- Tunabledye lasers and atomic spectroscopy -- The hanle effect and the theory of resonance fluorescence experiments -- Optical double resonance experiments -- Optical pumping experiments -- The hyperfine structure of atoms and its investigation by magnetic resonance methods.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Review of Classical Electrodynamics
  • 3 Review of Quantum Mechanics
  • 4 The Spontaneous Emission of Radiation
  • 5 Selection Rules for Electric Dipole Transitions
  • 6 Measurement of Radiative Lifetimes of Atoms and Molecules
  • 7 Forbidden Transitions and Metastable Atoms
  • 8 The Width and Shape of Spectral Lines
  • 9 The Absorption and Stimulated Emission of Radiation
  • 10 Radiative Transfer and the Formation of Spectral Lines
  • 11 Population Inversion Mechanisms in Gas Lasers
  • 12 Resonant Modes of Optical Cavities
  • 13 Saturation Characteristics and the Single-Frequency Operation of Gas Lasers
  • 14 Turnable Dye Lasers and Atomic Spectroscopy
  • 15 The Hanle Effect and the Theory of Resonance Flourescence Experiments
  • 16 Optical Double Resonance Experiments
  • 17 Optical Pumping Experiments
  • 18 The Hyperfine Structure of Atoms and its Investigation by Magnetic Resonance Methods
  • Appendix