Spectroscopy and Optical Diagnostics for Gases

• Main Authors: Hanson, Ronald K. (Author), Spearrin, R. Mitchell (Author), Goldenstein, Christopher S. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Atomic structure.; Molecular structure.; Spectra.; Fluid mechanics.; Engineering > Materials.; Materials science.; Engineering Fluid Dynamics.; Atomic/Molecular Structure and Spectra.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.; Materials Engineering.

This text provides an introduction to the science that governs the interaction of light and matter (in the gas phase). It provides readers with the basic knowledge to exploit the light-matter interaction to develop quantitative tools for gas analysis (i.e. optical diagnostics) and understand and int...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Diatomic Molecular Spectra
• Bond Dissociation Energies
• Polyatomic Molecular Spectra
• Effects of Nuclear Spin
• Rayleigh & Raman Spectra
• Quantitative Emission and Absorption
• Spectral Lineshapes
• Electronic Spectra of Atoms
• Electronic Spectra of Diatomics
• Laser-Induced Fluorescence
• Diagnostic Techniques
• Spectroscopy Equipment
• Case Studies
• Glossary
• Voigt Tables
• Voigt Fitting Program
• HITRAN Database
• Center of Symmetry
• Fluorescence Yield: Multi-level Models.