Non-Linear Raman Spectroscopy and Its Chemical Aplications

Raman and Infrared Spectroscopy.- Linear Raman Spectroscopy: a State of the Art Report.- Infrared Spectroscopy: a State of the Art Report.- Some Chemical Applications of Gas Phase Linear Raman Spectroscopy.- to Non-Linear Raman Spectroscopy.- General Introduction to Non-Linear Raman Spectroscopy.- The Polarizability and Hyperpolarizability Tensors.- Classical Approach to Third-Order Non-Linear Susceptibilities.- Hyper Rayleigh and Hyper Raman Scattering.- Group Theory for Various Raman Scattering Processes.- Theory of Hyper Rayleigh and Hyper Raman Scattering.- Stimulated Raman Effect.- Stimulated Raman Scattering.- Raman Investigations of Polyatomic Molecules in the Liquid State using Picosecond Light Pulses I. Direct Observation of the Population Lifetime T-1 and the Dephasing Time T2 of Vibrational Modes.- II. A New Raman Spectroscopy with Short Excitation and Prolonged Interrogation.- Cars and Applications.- Application of Classical Theory of CARS to Diatomic Molecules in the Gas Phase.- Coherent anti-Stokes Raman Scattering of Gases.- Coherent anti-Stokes Raman Scattering.- High Resolution CARS.- Chemical Application of Gas Phase CARS.- Coherent anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy in Condensed Media.- Resonance Cars.- Continuum Resonance CARS.- Resonance Coherent anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy in Condensed Phases.- Biological Applications of Resonance CARS.- Surface Enhanced CARS on Metal Surfaces and Metal Colloids.- Inverse Raman and Raman Gain Spectroscopy.- Theory of Inverse Raman and Raman Gain Spectroscopy.- Applications of Inverse Raman and Raman Gain Spectroscopy.- High Resolution Inverse Raman and Raman Gain Spectroscopy.- Inverse Raman and Raman Gain Spectra of Liquids and Solutions.- Resonance Raman Gain and Raman Loss Spectroscopy.- Applications of Resonance Inverse Raman and Raman Gain Spectroscopy to Biological Systems.- Photoacoustic Raman Spectroscopy and Raman Induced Kerr Effect.- Theory of Photoacoustic Raman Spectroscopy.- Applications of Photoacoustic Raman Spectroscopy.- Raman Induced Kerr Effect.- Author Index.- Reference Author Index.