This volume presents a complete and thorough examination of advances in the instrumentation, evaluation, and implementation of UV technology for reliable and efficient data acquisition and analysis. It provides real-world applications in expanding fields such as chemical physics, plasma science, photolithography, laser spectroscopy, astronomy and atmospheric science.
Cover......Page 1
PRACTICAL SPECTROSCOPY: A SERIES......Page 2
Ultraviolet Spectroscopy and UV Lasers......Page 5
©......Page 7
Preface......Page 8
Contents......Page 16
Contributors......Page 18
1 Ultraviolet and Vacuum Ultraviolet Sources and Materials for Lithography......Page 22
2 Laser Optogalvanic Spectroscopy of Discharge Plasmas in the Ultraviolet Region......Page 54
3 Spectra of the Isotopomers of CO+, N2+, and NO in the Ultraviolet......Page 92
4 Photoabsorption Cross-Section Measurements in the Ultraviolet and Vacuum Ultraviolet......Page 142
5 Ultraviolet and Vacuum Ultraviolet Laser Spectroscopy Using Fluorescence and Time-of-Flight Mass Detection......Page 152
6 Spectroscopy and Applications of Diatomic and Triatomic Molecules Assisted by Laser Light at 157.6 nm......Page 212
7 Tunable Solid-State Ultraviolet and Vacuum Ultraviolet Lasers......Page 250
8 VUV Laser Spectroscopy of Trivalent Rare-Earth Ions in Wide Band Gap Fluoride Crystals......Page 302
9 Spectroscopy of Broad-Band UV-Emitting Materials Based on Trivalent Rare-Earth Ions......Page 358
11 All-Solid-State, Short-Pulse, Tunable, Ultraviolet Laser Sources Based on Ce3+-Activated FluorideCrystals......Page 418
12 Diode-Pumped Picosecond UV Lasers by Nonlinear Frequency Conversions......Page 472
13 Atmospheric Ultraviolet Spectroscopy......Page 496
14 Ultraviolet Spectroscopy in Astronomy......Page 520
Index......Page 578