Chemical and Biochemical Applications of Lasers V2

List of Contributors

Preface


1. Laser Spectroscopy in Supersonic Jets

Introduction

I. Jets and Beams

II. Laser Excitation of Supersonic Beams

III. Detection: Fluorescence and Others

IV. Recent Applications

V. Outlook

References


2. Vibrational Relaxation in Matrices

I. Introduction

II. Mechanism of Vibrational Relaxation

III. Experimental Techniques

IV. Survey of Experimental Results and Discussion

V. Conclusion

References


3. Picosecond Investigations of Dynamic Processes in Polyatomic Molecules in Liquids

I. Introduction

II. Investigations After Excitation by Stimulated Raman

III. Investigation with Resonant Infrared Excitation

IV. Concluding Remarks

V. Acknowledgment

VI. References


4. Thermodynamics of Molecular Disequilibrium

Introduction

I. Disequilibrium

II. Elementary Chemical Reactions

III. Macroscopic Disequilibrium

References


5. Applications of Laser Velocimetry in Biology and Medicine

I. Introduction

II. Principles and Methods

III. Electrophoretic Light Scattering

IV. Motility

V. Blood Flow

VI. Protoplasmic Streaming

References


6. New Laser Sources

I. Introduction

II. Rare Gas Halide Lasers

III. Other Ultraviolet/Visible Sources

IV. New Infrared Sources

V. Commercial Update and Future Directions

References

Index