Spectroscopic methods have opened up a new horizon in our knowledge of solid-state materials. Numerous techniques using electromagnetic radiation or charged and neutral particles have been invented and worked out to a high level in order to provide more detailed information on the solids. In this text, new radiation sources like lasers and synchrotrons are discussed. It provides a description of the linear response together with the basic principles and the technical background for various scattering experiments. Fourier transform spectroscopy, pulsed and magnetic NMR techniques, photo-emission, and light and electron scattering are elucidated. Each chapter includes problems. The concept of this textbook is designed for graduate students. Front Matter....Pages I-XV Introduction....Pages 1-3 Electromagnetic Radiation....Pages 5-23 Light Sources with General Application....Pages 25-63 Spectral Analysis of Light....Pages 65-84 Detection of Electromagnetic Radiation....Pages 85-99 The Dielectric Function....Pages 101-120 Spectroscopy in the Visible and Near-Visible Spectral Range....Pages 121-147 Symmetry and Selection Rules....Pages 149-168 Light-Scattering Spectroscopy....Pages 169-198 Infrared Spectroscopy....Pages 199-231 Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy....Pages 233-267 Ultraviolet and X-Ray Spectroscopy....Pages 269-293 Spectroscopy with γ Rays....Pages 295-309 Generalized Dielectric Function....Pages 311-318 Spectroscopy with Electrons....Pages 319-340 Spectroscopy with Positrons and Muons....Pages 341-354 Neutron Scattering....Pages 355-370 Spectroscopy with Atoms and Ions....Pages 371-381 Back Matter....Pages 383-451 Spectroscopic methods have opened up a new horizon in our knweledge about solid-state materials. Numerous techniques using electromagnetic radiation or charged and neutral particles have been invented and worked out to a high level in order to provide more detailed information on the solids. In this text, new radiation sources like lasers and synchrotrons are discussed. It prvides a description of the linear response together with the basic principles and the technical background for various scattering experiments. Fourier transform spectroscopy, pulsed and magnetic NMR tecniques, photo-emission, and light and electron scattering are elucidated. Each chapter includes problems. The concept of this textbook is designed for graduate students.
