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Multiphoton spectroscopy of molecules
Spectrochimica A&x,Vol.41A,No. 3,p. 515.1985 Pergamon PrcasLtd.Printedin GreatBritain.
BOOK REVIEW
MULTIPHOTON SPECTROSCOPY OF MOLECULES S. H. LIN, Y. FUJIMURA, H. J. NEUSSER and E. W. SCHLAG Academic Press, Orlando (1984), 260 + xii pp. $59.00. While many recent books pertaining to laser spectroscopy have been edited collections of chapters, Multiphoton Spectroscopy of Molecules by LIN, FUJIMURA, NEUTER and SCHLAG is truly a monograph that attempts to provide a coherent presentation of its subject. By the phrase “multiphoton spectroscopy” the authors mean spectroscopy involving the absorption of two or more visible or U.V.photons; thus, coverage does not include such topics as multiple i.r. photon absorption or coherent Raman scattering. The book consists of seven chapters: introduction, theory of multiphoton absorption and ionization, experimental methods, characteristics (intensity dependence and polarization behavior), spectral properties, spectroscopic results and new developments (multiphoton ionization mass spectroscopy, multiphoton circular dichroism, ion dip spectroscopy and multiphoton magnetic circular dichroism). In addition, four appendices augment the text with a number of mathematical derivations.
The chapters of this book arewell integrated, and examples are well chosen and up-to-date (often from the authors’ own research). However, in the theory chapter, in which four different theoretical methods for calculating multiphoton transition probabilities are discussed, one would have liked the interrelationship of these diverse methods made clearer. The book, which is typeset, is relatively free from typographical errors. The only substantive error spotted is the interchanging of the real and imaginary parts of the thirdorder susceptibility on p. 86. In summary, the authors have provided a straightforward, up-to-date presentation of multiphoton molecular spectroscopy, a field which is still growing rapidly. This book is highly recommended for those wishing an introduction and overview of research in this field. It is also a good reference book for those researchers currently involved in multiphoton spectroscopy. Department of Chemistry, Polytechnic Institute of New York, Brooklyn, New York 11201, U.S.A.
515
BRUCE A. GARETZ
BOOK REVIEW
MULTIPHOTON SPECTROSCOPY OF MOLECULES S. H. LIN, Y. FUJIMURA, H. J. NEUSSER and E. W. SCHLAG Academic Press, Orlando (1984), 260 + xii pp. $59.00. While many recent books pertaining to laser spectroscopy have been edited collections of chapters, Multiphoton Spectroscopy of Molecules by LIN, FUJIMURA, NEUTER and SCHLAG is truly a monograph that attempts to provide a coherent presentation of its subject. By the phrase “multiphoton spectroscopy” the authors mean spectroscopy involving the absorption of two or more visible or U.V.photons; thus, coverage does not include such topics as multiple i.r. photon absorption or coherent Raman scattering. The book consists of seven chapters: introduction, theory of multiphoton absorption and ionization, experimental methods, characteristics (intensity dependence and polarization behavior), spectral properties, spectroscopic results and new developments (multiphoton ionization mass spectroscopy, multiphoton circular dichroism, ion dip spectroscopy and multiphoton magnetic circular dichroism). In addition, four appendices augment the text with a number of mathematical derivations.
The chapters of this book arewell integrated, and examples are well chosen and up-to-date (often from the authors’ own research). However, in the theory chapter, in which four different theoretical methods for calculating multiphoton transition probabilities are discussed, one would have liked the interrelationship of these diverse methods made clearer. The book, which is typeset, is relatively free from typographical errors. The only substantive error spotted is the interchanging of the real and imaginary parts of the thirdorder susceptibility on p. 86. In summary, the authors have provided a straightforward, up-to-date presentation of multiphoton molecular spectroscopy, a field which is still growing rapidly. This book is highly recommended for those wishing an introduction and overview of research in this field. It is also a good reference book for those researchers currently involved in multiphoton spectroscopy. Department of Chemistry, Polytechnic Institute of New York, Brooklyn, New York 11201, U.S.A.
515
BRUCE A. GARETZ