Optical Polarization of Molecules

This Book Explains The Theory And Methods By Which Gas Molecules Can Be Polarized By Light A Subject Of Considerable Importance For What It Tells Us About The Electronic Structure Of Molecules And Properties Of Chemical Reactions. Starting With A Brief Review Of Molecular Angular Momentum The Text Goes On To Consider Resonant Absorption Fluorescence Photodissociation And Photoionization As Well As Collisions And Static Fields. A Variety Of Macroscopic Effects Are Considered Among Them Angular Distribution And The Polarization Of Emitted Light Ground State Depopulation Laser-Induced Dichroism The Effect Of Collisions And External Magnetic And Electric Field Effects. Most Examples In The Book Are For Diatomic Molecules But Symmetric-Top Polyatomic Molecules Are Also Included. The Book Concludes With A Short Appendix Of Essential Formulae Tables For Vector Calculus Spherical Functions Wigner Rotation Matrices Clebsch-Gordan Coefficients And Methods For Expansion Over Irreducible Tensors.