Molecules and Radiation

Prefaces 1. Review of the Quantum Mechanical Background 2. Atomic Spectra 3. Diatomic Molecules 4. Rotation and Vibration of Diatomic Molecules 5. Electronic Spectra of Diatomic Molecules 6. Rudimentary Group Theory 7. Rotational Spectra of Polyatomic Molecules 8. Vibrational Spectra of Polyatomic Molecules 9. Electronic Spectra of Polyatomic Molecules 10. From Molecular Beams to Masers to Lasers 11. Optical Resonance Spectroscopy 12. Coherent Transient Spectroscopy 13. Multiple-Photon Spectroscopy 14. Spectroscopy beyond Molecular Constants Appendixes Problems Index