Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy: Techniques and Applications [Hardcover]

Giel Berden (Editor), Richard Engeln (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 10, 2009 | ISBN-10: 1405176881 | ISBN-13: 978-1405176880 | Edition: 1

Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy: Techniques and Applications provides a practical overview of this valuable analytical tool, explaining the fundamental concepts and experimental methods, and illustrating important applications. Designed as both an introductory text and a reference source, this book is relevant for scientists unfamiliar with CRDS who are interested in using the technique in their research, as well as experienced users.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Explain[s] introductory concepts and basic experimental techniques; useful variants such as continuous wave, phase shift, and broadband CRDS; and developments and applications." (Book News, December 2009)

It is undoubtedly a good reference to have in the lab where CRDS experiments are done. Given the wide range of areas where CRDS and its variants are being applied, it seems likely that this book will generate broad interest in the chemical (and other scientific) communities. (JACS, January 2010)

From the Back Cover

Cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) is a simple, highly sensitive direct absorption technique based on the rate of absorption of light circulating in an optical cavity. CRDS can be used to study atoms and molecules in the gas and condensed phase, and is especially powerful for measuring strong absorptions of species present in trace amounts or weak absorptions of abundant species. The technique can be applied in physical, atmospheric, environmental and analytical chemistry, also combustion science, physics, medical diagnostics and biology

Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy: Techniques and Applications provides a practical overview of this valuable analytical tool, explaining the fundamental concepts and experimental methods, and illustrating important applications.

The book presents a complete and methodical approach to the topic and describes:

• Introductory concepts and basic experimental techniques
• Useful variants such as continuous wave, phase shift, and broadband CRDS
• Recent developments in the field, and key applications, for example, spectroscopic studies of transient molecules, monitoring trace amounts of atmospheric species, analysis of exhaled breath in clinical diagnostics, and CRDS under extreme conditions.

Designed as both an introductory text and a reference source, this book is relevant for scientists unfamiliar with CRDS who are interested in using the technique in their research, as well as experienced users.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 344 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (November 10, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1405176881
• ISBN-13: 978-1405176880
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,782,111 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)