Front Cover; Molecular and Laser Spectroscopy: Advances and Applications; Molecular and Laser Spectroscopy: Advances and Applications; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Contributors; Biography; Preface; 1 -- Introduction and Overview; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. OVERVIEW; 2.1 Near-Infrared Spectroscopy; 2.2 Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy; 2.3 Terahertz Spectroscopy (0.2 to 30THz); 2.4 Linear and Nonlinear Raman and Infrared Spectroscopy and Microscopy; 2.5 Resonance Raman Spectroscopy; 2.6 Two-Photon Absorption Spectroscopy; 2.7 Femtosecond Raman Spectroscopy
2.8 Two-Dimensional Correlation Spectroscopy2.9 Laser Spectroscopy of Nanomaterials; 2.10 Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy; 2.11 Photoacoustic Spectroscopy; 2.12 Matrix Isolation Spectroscopy; REFERENCE; 2 -- Near-IR Spectroscopy and Its Applications; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. PRINCIPLES AND ADVANTAGES OF NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; 2.1 Principles of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy; 3. EXAMPLES OF NEAR-INFRARED SPECTRA; 3.1 Water; 3.2 Methanol; 3.3 High Reflective Green-Black Pigments; 3.4 Phenol and 2,6-Dihalogenated Phenols; 3.5 Comparison of a Near-Infrared Spectrum With an Infrared Spectrum
4. ADVANTAGES OF NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY5. SPECTRAL ANALYSIS IN THE NEAR-INFRARED REGION; 5.1 Conventional Spectral Analysis Method; 5.2 Chemometrics; 5.2.1 Moving Window Partial Least Squares Regression; 6. QUANTUM MECHANICAL METHODS IN NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Differences Between Quantum Mechanical Approaches to Infrared and Near-Infrared Modes; 6.3 General Overview of Anharmonic Approaches; 6.4 The Applications of Quantum Chemical Methods to Near-Infrared Spectroscopy; 6.4.1 The Applications of the One-Dimensional Vibrational SchrOdinger Equation Approach