| Preface and Acknowledgements |
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5 | (2) |
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Calculation of vibration--rotation energy levels: symmetry, transformations, open-shell molecules |
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7 | (38) |
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7 | (1) |
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The non-rotating molecule Hamiltonian and molecular point groups |
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8 | (2) |
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The rotating molecule Hamiltonian and rotation groups |
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10 | (4) |
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Permutation--inversion symmetry operations and the molecular symmetry group |
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14 | (4) |
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The rigid symmetric and asymmetric rotor |
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18 | (4) |
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Symmetry properties and statistical weights |
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22 | (6) |
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22 | (1) |
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Asymmetric rotor molecules |
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23 | (3) |
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Symmetric rotor molecules |
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26 | (2) |
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The definition of an effective vibration--rotation Hamiltonian |
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28 | (2) |
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The semi-rigid asymmetric rotor |
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30 | (1) |
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Effective Hamiltonians for open-shell molecules |
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31 | (14) |
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Coupling of angular momentum vectors using a cartesian tensor approach |
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32 | (7) |
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Coupling of angular momentum vectors using a spherical tensor approach |
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39 | (2) |
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Interpretation of spin--rotation and spin--spin constants |
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41 | (1) |
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42 | (3) |
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Effective Hamiltonians for flexible or floppy molecules |
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45 | (42) |
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45 | (1) |
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Effective Hamiltonians for internal rotation: hindered rotation in symmetric and asymmetric top molecules containing internal rotors of threefold symmetry |
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46 | (9) |
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Two dissimilar collinear rotors: methyl silane |
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46 | (6) |
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A threefold methyl rotor and a planar asymmetric frame: methanol or acetaldehyde |
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52 | (3) |
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Local mode modelling of highly excited stretching vibrational states |
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55 | (3) |
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Direct approaches to solving the vibration--rotation Hamiltonian for small molecules |
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58 | (2) |
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Large-amplitude motion in a single effective large-amplitude coordinate |
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60 | (9) |
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Bent--linear correlation and large-amplitude vibration |
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60 | (5) |
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Simplified large-amplitude motion in Van der Waals complexes using scattering coordinates |
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65 | (4) |
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Large-amplitude motion in triatomic molecules: three potentially large-amplitude vibrational motions |
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69 | (5) |
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Large-amplitude motion in triatomic molecules: one large and two potentially medium-amplitude vibrational motions |
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74 | (5) |
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Potential energy functions for triatomic molecules |
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79 | (8) |
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84 | (3) |
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Rovibrational line intensities and lineshapes: linear and non-linear spectroscopy |
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87 | (22) |
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87 | (1) |
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Linear absorption spectroscopy |
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87 | (7) |
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The line strength of a vibration--rotation transition |
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87 | (1) |
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Calculation of absorption intensities |
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88 | (1) |
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Calculation of the transformed transition dipole moment |
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89 | (1) |
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Symmetric rotor and linear molecule line strengths |
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90 | (1) |
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Asymmetric rotor line strengths |
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91 | (1) |
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92 | (1) |
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Calculations of infrared line intensities |
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93 | (1) |
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Integrated band intensities |
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94 | (1) |
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The calculation of intensities using dipole moment surfaces |
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94 | (1) |
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Non-linear absorption spectroscopy |
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94 | (15) |
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Line broadening in low-pressure gases: homogeneous and inhomogeneous line shapes |
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95 | (2) |
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Optical pumping and oriented molecules |
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97 | (2) |
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99 | (2) |
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Saturation effects and sub-Doppler linewidths |
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101 | (1) |
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101 | (2) |
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Velocity-tuned three- and four-level resonances |
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103 | (1) |
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Optical--optical double resonance and level crossing |
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104 | (1) |
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104 | (1) |
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Doppler-free two-photon signals |
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105 | (1) |
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Optical--microwave double resonance |
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105 | (1) |
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106 | (3) |
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The experimental measurement of infrared spectra |
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109 | (62) |
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109 | (1) |
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Fourier transform spectrometers |
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109 | (15) |
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Multiplex diffraction grating and echelle spectrometers |
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124 | (8) |
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Tunable and fixed-frequency infrared lasers |
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132 | (19) |
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Semiconductor diode lasers and diode laser spectrometers |
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132 | (9) |
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Spectrometers based on colour centre lasers |
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141 | (1) |
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Difference-frequency spectrometers |
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141 | (4) |
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Infrared molecular gas lasers: CO2 and CO |
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145 | (6) |
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Long-pathlength absorption cells |
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151 | (12) |
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Non-resonant multipass cells |
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152 | (2) |
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154 | (9) |
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163 | (2) |
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Collisional cooling cells |
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165 | (6) |
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167 | (4) |
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Analysis of the vibration--rotation bands of linear molecules |
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171 | (30) |
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171 | (1) |
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Parallel bands of linear molecules |
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172 | (5) |
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Perpendicular bands of linear molecules |
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177 | (5) |
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182 | (3) |
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Combination and overtone bands |
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185 | (4) |
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Absorption bands of quasi-linear molecules |
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189 | (6) |
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Linear molecules as wavelegth and frequency standards |
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195 | (6) |
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199 | (2) |
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Analysis of symmetric and spherical rotor spectra |
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201 | (36) |
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201 | (1) |
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Parallel and perpendicular bands of symmetric rotors |
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201 | (14) |
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202 | (2) |
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204 | (5) |
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Band systems with localized resonances |
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209 | (6) |
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Infrared bands of spherical tops |
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215 | (6) |
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Molecules with inversion splitting |
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221 | (4) |
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Symmetric rotor molecules with internal rotation |
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225 | (12) |
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226 | (5) |
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231 | (4) |
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235 | (2) |
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237 | (24) |
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237 | (1) |
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Structure of `isolated fundamental bands' |
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238 | (6) |
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Type A bands of near-prolate asymmetric tops |
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238 | (2) |
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Type C bands of near-oblate asymmetric tops |
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240 | (1) |
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Type B and C bands of near-prolate asymmetric tops |
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241 | (1) |
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Type A and B bands of near-oblate asymmetric tops |
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242 | (2) |
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Analysis of the spectra of heavy asymmetric rotor molecules |
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244 | (2) |
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Structure of perturbed bands |
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246 | (15) |
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247 | (4) |
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Torsional splitting of vibration--rotation lines |
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251 | (9) |
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260 | (1) |
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Electric and magnetic resonance spectroscopy |
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261 | (72) |
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261 | (8) |
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Laser Stark (electric resonance) spectrometers |
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261 | (7) |
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Laser magnetic resonance spectrometers |
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268 | (1) |
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Laser Stark spectroscopy of small molecules |
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269 | (48) |
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The calculation of the high-field Stark effect |
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275 | (2) |
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Vibrational, rotational and torsional dependence of dipole moments |
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277 | (7) |
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Other resonance methods using electric field tuning |
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284 | (5) |
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Apparatus and modulation dependence of sub-Doppler lineshapes |
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289 | (7) |
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Stark spectroscopy and the measurement of the dipole moment in small stable molecules |
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296 | (13) |
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High electric field orientation of linear molecules: pendular states |
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309 | (1) |
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Transition dipole moment measurements using Rabi oscillations |
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309 | (3) |
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Stark spectroscopy of semi-stable molecules |
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312 | (5) |
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Laser magnetic resonance spectroscopy |
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317 | (16) |
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Theory of the Zeeman interaction |
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317 | (2) |
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The effective Zeeman Hamiltonian |
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319 | (2) |
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Estimation of Zeeman parameters |
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321 | (3) |
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The LMR spectra of some representative free radicals |
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324 | (5) |
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329 | (4) |
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Laser spectroscopy of free radicals, ions and weakly bound molecules |
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333 | (38) |
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Generation of short-lived molecules |
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333 | (6) |
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Measurement of absorption spectra in cells |
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333 | (4) |
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Measurements in supersonic expansions |
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337 | (2) |
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Spectrometers for detecting transient or weakly bound molecules |
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339 | (6) |
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Absorption-spectroscopic measurements of free radicals generated in cells |
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339 | (2) |
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Absorption spectroscopy of molecular ions generated in cells |
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341 | (2) |
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343 | (2) |
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Supersonic nozzle discharge experiments |
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345 | (1) |
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Examples of the studies of key free radicals and ions |
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345 | (14) |
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345 | (5) |
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The infrared spectra of molecular ions |
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350 | (3) |
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The spectra of selected molecular ions |
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353 | (3) |
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Negative ion spectroscopy |
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356 | (3) |
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Examples of the spectra of weakly bound molecular clusters |
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359 | (12) |
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367 | (4) |
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Spectroscopy of the Earth's atmosphere: interplay between high-resolution laboratory spectroscopy and remote sensing |
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371 | (34) |
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371 | (2) |
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Laboratory measurements of absorption cross-sections and related databases |
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373 | (1) |
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Summary of properties of the Earth's atmosphere |
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374 | (4) |
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Development of stratospheric spectroscopy |
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378 | (14) |
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Introduction to radiative transfer |
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392 | (6) |
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398 | (4) |
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Tropospheric spectroscopy |
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402 | (3) |
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402 | (3) |
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405 | (24) |
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405 | (2) |
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Spectroscopy of planetary atmospheres |
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407 | (12) |
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408 | (1) |
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409 | (10) |
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419 | (4) |
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Probing galaxies and the interstellar medium |
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423 | (3) |
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423 | (1) |
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424 | (2) |
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426 | (3) |
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427 | (2) |
| Appendix: A summary of physical quantities, symbols and units used in infrared spectroscopy |
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429 | (6) |
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A.1 Angular momentum operators and quantum numbers |
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429 | (2) |
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A.2 Vibration-rotation constants |
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431 | (2) |
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A.3 Electromagnetic radiation and interaction with external fields |
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433 | (2) |
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434 | (1) |
| Author Index |
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435 | (6) |
| Subject Index |
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