- Title Pages
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Review of classical electrodynamics
- 3 Review of quantum mechanics
- 4 The spontaneous emission of radiation
- 5 Selection rules for electric dipole transitions
- 6 Measurement of radiative lifetimes of atoms and molecules
- 7 Forbidden transitions and metastable atoms
- 8 The width and shape of spectral lines
- 9 The absorption and stimulated emission of radiation
- 10 Radiative transfer and the formation of spectral lines
- 11 Population inversion mechanisms in gas lasers
- 12 Resonant modes of optical cavities
- 13 Saturation characteristics and single-frequency operation of gas lasers
- 14 Tunable dye lasers and atomic spectroscopy
- 15 The Hanle effect and the theory of resonance fluorescence experiments
- 16 Optical double resonance experiments
- 17 Optical pumping experiments
- 18 The hyperfine structure of atoms and its investigation by magnetic resonance methods
- Appendix: Table of Fundamental Constants
- Author Index
- Subject Index
Introduction
Introduction
- Chapter:
- (p.1) 1 Introduction
- Source:
- Atomic and Laser Spectroscopy
- Author(s):
Alan Corney
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This chapter gives a brief historical introduction to the development of the understanding of light and atoms since the end of the 19th century. Planck's law and Bohr's theory of the hydrogen atom are introduced. The development of quantum mechanics and the interaction of atoms and radiation is outlined.
Keywords: Plank's Law, Bohr Theory, quantum mechanics, atoms and radiation interaction
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- Title Pages
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Review of classical electrodynamics
- 3 Review of quantum mechanics
- 4 The spontaneous emission of radiation
- 5 Selection rules for electric dipole transitions
- 6 Measurement of radiative lifetimes of atoms and molecules
- 7 Forbidden transitions and metastable atoms
- 8 The width and shape of spectral lines
- 9 The absorption and stimulated emission of radiation
- 10 Radiative transfer and the formation of spectral lines
- 11 Population inversion mechanisms in gas lasers
- 12 Resonant modes of optical cavities
- 13 Saturation characteristics and single-frequency operation of gas lasers
- 14 Tunable dye lasers and atomic spectroscopy
- 15 The Hanle effect and the theory of resonance fluorescence experiments
- 16 Optical double resonance experiments
- 17 Optical pumping experiments
- 18 The hyperfine structure of atoms and its investigation by magnetic resonance methods
- Appendix: Table of Fundamental Constants
- Author Index
- Subject Index
