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Further, the pressure on space may dictate the removal of the sections on biological materials from this chapter, since this area is not covered in any of the other chapters in the book. This volume is the last in the series to be typeset; from Volume 18 onwards camera ready copy will be used, leading to some reduction in price. Hopefully this will enable the individual researcher to acquire this highly useful data compilation. The coverage of material throughout the book is fully comprehensive up to late 1983 and the volume is a compulsory purchase requirement for all departmental and university libraries. S. J. S. Advances in Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy, Volume R. J. H. Clark and R. E. Hester, Wiley-Heyden, Chichester, 360, price $72.00.
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This volume continues the high standard set by earlier volumes, with seven authoritative review articles on a variety of topics. Infrared Spectroscopy of the Electrode-Electrolyte Solution Interface, by A. Berwick and S. Pons, describes the methods by which infrared spectra of species adsorbed on electrode surfaces can be obtained with sub-monolayer sensitivity and reviews the applications. The next two chapters discuss the vibrational spectra of some molecules of biological importance - Infrared Spectral Studies of DNA Conformations, by E. Taillandier, J. Liquier and J. A. Taboury, and Vibrational Analysis of the Retinal Isomers, by R. Mathies and co-workers. In the fourth chapter, A Unified View of Raman, Resonance Raman and Fluorescence Spectroscopy (and their Analogues in Two-photon Absorption), D. Lee and A. C. Albrecht discuss the spectroscopies according to the density matrix formalism of light-induced electrical polarisation. L. D. Barron and J. Vrbancich review Magnetic Raman Optical Activity in chapter five. In the next chapter, H. Hamaguchi discusses The Resonance Raman Effect and Depolarization in Vibrational Raman Scattering. The final contribution, by D. W. James, reviews Low Frequency Depolarized Light Scattering from Liquids and Solutions. Author, formulae and subject indexes round off a well-produced book. A. J. B. Advances in Chemical Physics, Volume S. A. Rice, Wiley Interscience, New York,
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As in previous volumes of this series, there are a number of contributions on disparate topics. The first, Photodissociation of Diatomic Molecules to Open shell Atoms, by S. J. Singer, K. F. Freed and Y. B. Band, reviews the treatment of diatomic molecule photo-dissociation as a probe of the potential