Molecular Photophysics and Spectroscopy (Second Edition): (IOP ebooks)

Table of Contents:
Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition List of Symbols 1 Introduction to molecular spectroscopy and photophysics 2 Atoms and molecules: developing principles of electronic structure 3 Polyatomic molecules: orbitals, symmetry and group theory 4 Electronic and nuclear energy levels in molecules 5 Small molecule rotational energy levels and spectra 6 Diatomic and triatomic molecules: vibrations and spectra 7 Vibrational states in large molecules: infrared absorption spectroscopy 8 Raman scattering and spectral interpretation 9 Electronic and vibrational states in large molecules 10 Electronic transitions, colours, and detection 11 After light is absorbed: photophysics in an excited electronic state 12 Molecular fluorescence 13 Fluorescence resonance energy transfer 14 Chiral phenomena and optical activity 15 Multiphoton processes in molecules Bibliography

About the Author :
David Andrews is known for advances in the theory of quantum and nonlinear optics, fundamental photonics, energy transport, and optical vortices. He has published 400 papers and over twenty books, including as author or co-author Lasers in Chemistry, Optical Harmonics in Molecular Systems, Optical Nanomanipulation, and an Introduction to Photon Science and Technology. David has taught extensively at the University of East Anglia and run numerous spectroscopy courses for industry: he has twice been Chair of the Royal Society of Chemistry Molecular Spectroscopy Group. Andrews is a Chartered Chemist and Chartered Physicist, and he is the 2021 President of SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics.   Rob Lipson has published extensively in the areas of laser spectroscopy, nanoscience, and novel material for photonics applications. He has taught a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate level physical chemistry courses at Western University and the University of Victoria (UVic). Administratively, he has served as Chair of the Department of Chemistry at Western and two terms as Dean of Science at UVic. In addition to his academic work, he was also a long-serving Senior Editor of the Canadian Journal of Chemistry, and a panel member on numerous funding and research integrity committees for the federal Government of Canada. Lipson is a Fellow of the Chemical Institute of Canada.

Review :
This excellent book is pitched just at the right level for an undergraduate or introductory graduate course. For instance, it discusses fundamental spectroscopy, that many students will have seen before in standard courses, then connects those concepts to more advanced and applied topics. Gregory D. Scholes, FRS, FRSCan, Princeton University, New Jersey, USA