Main description:

This text is an introductory compilation of basic concepts, methods and applications in the field of spectroscopy. It discusses new radiation sources such as lasers and synchrotrons and describes the linear response together with the basic principles and the technical background for various scattering experiments.

Contents:

1. Introduction, 2. Electromagnetic Radiation, 3. Light Sources with General Application, 4. Spectral Analysis of Light, 5. Detection of Electromagnetic Radiation, 6. The Dielectric Function, 7. Spectroscopy in the Visible and Near-Visible Spectral Range, 8. Symmetry and Selection Rules, 9. Light Scattering Spectroscopy, 10. Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, 12. Ultraviolet and X-Ray Spectroscopy, 13. Spectroscopy with y Rays, 14. Generalized Dielectric Function, 15. Spectroscopy with Electrons, 16. Spectroscopy with Positrons and Muons, 17. Neutron Scattering, 18. Spectroscopy with Atoms and Ions, Appendices A-M