High Resolution Spectroscopy

ContentsPreface Fundamental Constants and Useful Conversion Factors Chapter 1 Quantization of Energy 1.1 Historical Evolution of Quantum Theory 1.2 The Schrödinger Equation 1.3 Some Important Solutions of the Schrödinger Equation 1.3.1 Types of Quantization in Atoms and Molecules 1.3.2 Solution of the Schrödinger Equation For the Hydrogen Atom 1.3.3 Quantization of Molecular Rotational, Electron Spin And Nuclear Spin Angular Momenta 1.3.4 Quantization of Vibrational Energy: The Simple Harmonic Oscillator 1.3.5 Summary of Quantized Quantities In Atoms And Molecules BibliographyChapter 2 Interaction of Electromagnetic Radiation with Atoms and Molecules 2.1 Nature of Electromagnetic Radiation 2.2 Absorption and Emission Processes 2.3 Line Widths of Transitions 2.3.1 Natural Line Broadening 2.3.2 Doppler Broadening 2.3.3 Pressure Broadening 2.3.4 Wall Collision Broadening 2.3.5 Power Saturation Broadening 2.3.6 Modulation Broadening 2.3.7 Summary Bibliography Chapter 3 General Experimental Methods 3.1 Regions of The Electromagnetic Spectrum 3.2 General Features of Instrumentation 3.3 Microwave and Millimetre Wave Spectroscopy 3.4 Lamb Dip Spectroscopy 3.5 Prisms, Diffraction Gratings and Interferometers As Dispersing Elements 3.5.1. Resolution and Resolving Power 3.5.2 Prisms 3.5.3 Diffraction Gratings 3.5.4 Interferometers 3.6 Far Infrared Spectroscopy 3.7 Near Infrared Spectroscopy 3.8 Visible and Near Ultraviolet Spectroscopy 3.8.1 Molecular Samples 3.8.2 Atomic Samples 3.9 Far (Vacuum) Ultraviolet Spectroscopy 3.10 Low and High Resolution Spectroscopy Bibliography Chapter 4 Rotational Spectroscopy 4.1 Classification into Linear Molecules, Symmetric Rotors, Spherical Rotors and Asymmetric Rotors 4.2 Pure Rotational Infrared, Millimetre Wave and Microwave Spectra of Diatomic and Linear Polyatomic Molecules 4.2.1 Transition Frequencies in the Rigid Rotor Approximation 4.2.2 Intensities 4.2.3 Centrifugal Distortion 4.2.4 The Stark Effect 4.2.5 Nuclear Hyperfine Splitting 4.2.6 Vibrational Satellites 4.3 Pure Rotational Infrared, Millimetre Wave and Microwave Spectra of Symmetric Rotor Molecules 4.4 Nuclear Spin Statistical Weights and Their Effects On Intensities 4.5 Pure Rotational Infrared, Millimetre Wave and Microwave Spectra of Asymmetric Rotor Molecules 4.6 Pure Rotational Infrared, Millimetre Wave and Microwave Spectra of Spherical Rotor Molecules 4.7 Interstellar Molecules Detected by Their Pure Rotation Spectra 4.8 Pure Rotational Raman Spectroscopy 4.8.1 Theory 4.8.2 Experimental Techniques 4.9 Structure Determination From Rotational Constants 4.10 Rotational Spectroscopy of Weakly Bound Complexes 4.10.1 Molecular Beam Electric Resonance Spectroscopy of Van Der Waals and Hydrogen Bonded Complexes 4.10.2 Microwave Spectroscopy of Van Der Waals and Hydrogen Bonded Complexes Bibliography Chapter 5 Vibrational Spectroscopy 5.1 Diatomic Molecules 5.1.1 Simple Harmonic Oscillator Approximation 5.1.2 Anharmonicity 5.1.3 Vibration-Rotation Spectroscopy 5.2 Polyatomic Molecules 5.2.1 Group Vibrations 5.2.2 Molecular Symmetry 5.2.3 Determination of Normal Modes of Vibration 5.2.4 Vibrational Selection Rules 5.2.5 Vibration-Rotation Spectroscopy 5.2.6 Anharmonicity 5.2.7 Vibrational Potential Functions with More Than One Minimum Bibliography Chapter 6 Electronic Spectroscopy 6.1 Electronic Spectroscopy of Atoms 6.1.1 The Periodic Table 6.1.