Structure and Dynamics of Electronic Excited States - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 354063908X ISBN 13: 9783540639084

Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K, 1998

Synopsis

New developments in laser technology and theoretical modeling has allowed physicists to control chemical reactions using lasers and to attain an understanding of the underlying photochemical reaction mechanism. The book gives an up-to-date presentation of this research area, covering time-resolved spectroscopy and the dynamical behavior of electronically excited states.

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An understanding of dynamical behavior of electronically excited states is of great importance for the understanding of photochemical reaction mechanisms such as photoionization, photoisomerization, photodissociation, proton transfer, radical formation, bond cleavage, and bond formation. Thus the molecular structures of excited states, as defined by their potential energy surfaces, are closely related to the reaction mechanisms. In this text twelve leading experts present their recent experimental and theoretical findings on electronic excited states. Several chapters deal with the determination of molecular structures in excited states whereas others deal with the reaction dynamics involving these states. Progress toward manipulation and control of reactions using lasers in various laboratories around the world is also described.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 354063908X
• ISBN 13: 9783540639084
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320
• Editor: Laane Jaan, Takahashi Hiroaki, Bandrauk Andre