Molecular Photophysics and Spectroscopy

Contents
Preface to the second edition
Preface to the first edition
Author biography
	David L Andrews
	Robert H Lipson
List of symbols
Chapter 1 Introduction to molecular spectroscopy and photophysics
	1.1 The distinctiveness of molecular interactions with light
	1.2 Properties of molecules and their spectra
	1.3 The electromagnetic spectrum
	1.4 Photon properties: polarisation and spin
Chapter 2 Atoms and molecules: developing principles of electronic structure
	2.1 Review of atomic orbitals, angular momentum and electron spin
	2.2 Multielectron atoms
	2.3 Diatomic molecules
	2.4 Orbitals and bonding in molecules
Chapter 3 Polyatomic molecules: orbitals, symmetry and group theory
	3.1 Symmetry elements
	3.2 Point groups and operations: Schoenflies notation
	3.3 Matrix representations and character tables
Chapter 4 Electronic and nuclear energy levels in molecules
	4.1 The separation of electronic and nuclear motions
	4.2 Types of nuclear motions and degrees of freedom
	4.3 How far do the atoms move?
		Exercise
		Exercise
Chapter 5 Small molecule rotational energy levels and spectra
	5.1 Diatomic and linear polyatomic molecules
		Exercise
	5.2 Nuclear spin effects
	5.3 Interpreting rotational spectra
		Exercise
	5.4 Centrifugal distortion
	5.5 Non-linear polyatomic molecules
Chapter 6 Diatomics and triatomics: vibrational energy levels and spectra
	6.1 Diatomic molecules: harmonic motion
	6.2 Anharmonicity and dissociation
		Exercise
		Exercise
	6.3 Vibration–rotation spectra of diatomic molecules
	6.4 The vibrations of triatomic molecules
Chapter 7 Large molecule infrared absorption spectroscopy
	7.1 Group frequencies and skeletal modes
	7.2 Infrared spectroscopy in the condensed phase
	7.3 Near-infrared spectroscopy
Chapter 8 Raman scattering and spectral interpretation
	8.1 Rayleigh scattering
	8.2 Vibrational Raman scattering
		Exercise
	8.3 Depolarisation ratio
	8.4 Resonance Raman spectroscopy
Chapter 9 Electronic and vibrational states in large molecules
	9.1 Electronic states, transitions, and molecular structure
	9.2 Vibronic structure in electronic absorption spectra
	9.3 Vibronic structure in electronic emission spectra
	9.4 Transition metal complexes: vibronic coupling in electronic transitions
Chapter 10 Electronic transitions, colours, and detection
	10.1 The origins of colour
	10.2 Photometry and Beer’s law
		Exercise
		Exercise
	10.3 Organic molecules: conjugation and colour
Chapter 11 After light is absorbed: photophysics in an excited electronic state
	11.1 Interplay of excitation and decay
	11.2 States accessible to photoexcitation
	11.3 Decay channels
Chapter 12 Molecular fluorescence
	12.1 Quantum yields and fluorescence measurements
	12.2 Transition dipole orientations
	12.3 Photoselection and fluorescence anisotropy
	12.4 Fluorophores and laser-induced fluorescence imaging
	12.5 Quantum dots
Chapter 13 Fluorescence resonance energy transfer
	13.1 Mechanism for intermolecular energy transfer
	13.2 Spectroscopic shift
	13.3 Distance measurements
		Exercise
Chapter 14 Chiral phenomena and optical activity
	14.1 Criteria for chirality in matter and in light
	14.2 Circular dichroism
	14.3 Optical rotation
Chapter 15 Multiphoton absorption in molecules
	15.1 Two-photon absorption
	15.2 Non-resonant two-photon absorption
	15.3 Resonant two-photon absorption
	15.4 Two-photon spectroscopy
	15.5 Higher order processes
		Exercise
	15.6 Multiphoton imaging and processing
		Exercise
Index