Weinacht T.C., Pearson B.J. Time-Resolved Spectroscopy: An Experimental Perspective

CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019. — 370 p. — ISBN: 9781498716734.This concise and carefully developed text offers a reader friendly guide to the basics of time-resolved spectroscopy with an emphasis on experimental implementation. The authors carefully explain and relate for the reader how measurements are connected to the core physical principles. They use the time-dependent wave packet as a building block for understanding quantum dynamics, progressively advancing to more complex topics. The topics are discussed in paired sections, one discussing the theory and the next presenting the related experimental methods.
A wide range of readers including students and newcomers to the field will gain a clear and practical understanding of how to measure aspects of molecular dynamics such as wave packet motion, intramolecular vibrational relaxation, and electron-electron coupling, and how to describe such measurements mathematically.Introduction and BackgroundMolecular Structure
Light–Matter Interaction
Introduction to Experimental Techniques
Quantum Dynamics in One Dimension
Field-Free Dynamics
Field-Driven Dynamics
Measurements of One Dimensional Dynamics
Incoherent Measurements in 1D
Coherent Optical Measurements in 1D
Coherent Diffractive Measurements in 1D
Quantum Dynamics in Multiple Dimensions
Explicit Approach to N-D Dynamics
Implicit Approaches to N-D Dynamics
Measurements of Multidimensional Dynamics
Incoherent Measurements in ND
Coherent Optical Measurements in ND
Coherent Diffractive Measurements in ND
One System, Multiple Approaches
Appendixes
Quantum Mechanics Essentials
Experimental Considerations
Additional Problems