Physics, Optics, and Spectroscopy of Materials
Burshtein, Zeev
This book bridges a gap that exists between the optical spectroscopists and the laser developers, and contains eighteen chapters.
The first eight chapters cover the subject of Atoms and Molecules. Chapters one and two present the main effects of light and matter interaction: light absorption, emission, and scattering, by atoms and molecules. Chapters three and four describe the energy levels in hydrogen and hydrogen-like atoms, which are the ...