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Preface
Chapter “Two Dimensional Infrared Spectroscopy: A Structure Sensitive Technique
with Ultrafast Time Resolution”. Then, the group of Prof. Aloke Das, IISER Pune,
India, introduces detailed information relevant for the fundamental understanding,
mechanism, and applications of UV-Vis spectroscopy in the Chapter “Exploring
Non-covalent Interactions by Jet-Cooled Electronic and Vibrational Spectroscopy”.
To analyze surfaces and interfaces of materials, sum-frequency-generation vibrational spectroscopy where two laser beams overlap with spatial and temporal resolution is an important technique. This approach is introduced in Chapter “Classicaland Heterodyne-Detected Vibrational Sum Frequency Generation (VSFG) Spectroscopy and Its Application to Soft Interfaces” of the book by Dr. Jahur Mondal
from BARC Mumbai, India. In Chapter “Broadband Terahertz Spectroscopy”, Prof.
Pankaj Mandal from IISER Pune, India, explains terahertz spectroscopy, which is
used for low-energy electronic excitations and the investigation of charge-carrier
dynamics in semiconductor devices.
Part Two is focused on Raman spectroscopy and its variants. Here, Chapter
“Overview of Raman Spectroscopy: Fundamental to Applications” is contributed by
Dr. Dheeraj Kumar Singh and his research group from IITRAM Ahmedabad, India. It
presents an overview about Raman spectroscopy and its recent applications in various
fields of science and technology. Prof. Ashish Mishra from IIT BHU Varanasi, India,
presents fundamentals of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) in Chapter
“Fundamentals and Applications of Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy”, which
helps to obtain vibrational spectra of molecules at low concentrations making Raman
spectroscopy an attractive tool for applications in e.g. environmental science, explosive detection, archeology, or food quality control where small amounts of substances
have to be detected. The next chapter, “Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy”, contains
a detailed discussion of tip-enhanced Raman scattering (TERS) used to drastically
increase the spatial resolution, which in standard micro-Raman spectroscopy is determined by the diffraction limit. Prof. Prabhat Verma and Prof. Takayuki Umakoshi
from Osaka University, Japan, give a detailed introduction into the basics as well as
prominent applications of TERS. As an example for nonlinear Raman techniques, in
Chapter “Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering: Basics, Theoretical Background,
and Applications”, Prof. Arnulf Materny and co-workers from Jacobs University
Bremen, Germany, introduce coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy. The interaction of three laser pulses for the generation of the anti-Stokes signal is ideally
suited for studies of vibrational dynamics on a femtosecond time scale giving access
to elementary processes in molecular systems.
Part Three covers the essentials of spectroscopic techniques, which involve
optical cavities, and demonstrates the advancement in resolution. Prof. Rajesh
Kushawaha from PRL Ahmedabad, India, extensively discusses the fundamentals
and applications of ultrafast spectroscopy in Chapters “Modern Experimental Techniques in Ultrafast Atomic and Molecular Physics” and “Improving the Signal
Strength and Detection Limits of Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy”, he
Preface
Chapter “Two Dimensional Infrared Spectroscopy: A Structure Sensitive Technique
with Ultrafast Time Resolution”. Then, the group of Prof. Aloke Das, IISER Pune,
India, introduces detailed information relevant for the fundamental understanding,
mechanism, and applications of UV-Vis spectroscopy in the Chapter “Exploring
Non-covalent Interactions by Jet-Cooled Electronic and Vibrational Spectroscopy”.
To analyze surfaces and interfaces of materials, sum-frequency-generation vibrational spectroscopy where two laser beams overlap with spatial and temporal resolution is an important technique. This approach is introduced in Chapter “Classicaland Heterodyne-Detected Vibrational Sum Frequency Generation (VSFG) Spectroscopy and Its Application to Soft Interfaces” of the book by Dr. Jahur Mondal
from BARC Mumbai, India. In Chapter “Broadband Terahertz Spectroscopy”, Prof.
Pankaj Mandal from IISER Pune, India, explains terahertz spectroscopy, which is
used for low-energy electronic excitations and the investigation of charge-carrier
dynamics in semiconductor devices.
Part Two is focused on Raman spectroscopy and its variants. Here, Chapter
“Overview of Raman Spectroscopy: Fundamental to Applications” is contributed by
Dr. Dheeraj Kumar Singh and his research group from IITRAM Ahmedabad, India. It
presents an overview about Raman spectroscopy and its recent applications in various
fields of science and technology. Prof. Ashish Mishra from IIT BHU Varanasi, India,
presents fundamentals of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) in Chapter
“Fundamentals and Applications of Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy”, which
helps to obtain vibrational spectra of molecules at low concentrations making Raman
spectroscopy an attractive tool for applications in e.g. environmental science, explosive detection, archeology, or food quality control where small amounts of substances
have to be detected. The next chapter, “Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy”, contains
a detailed discussion of tip-enhanced Raman scattering (TERS) used to drastically
increase the spatial resolution, which in standard micro-Raman spectroscopy is determined by the diffraction limit. Prof. Prabhat Verma and Prof. Takayuki Umakoshi
from Osaka University, Japan, give a detailed introduction into the basics as well as
prominent applications of TERS. As an example for nonlinear Raman techniques, in
Chapter “Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering: Basics, Theoretical Background,
and Applications”, Prof. Arnulf Materny and co-workers from Jacobs University
Bremen, Germany, introduce coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy. The interaction of three laser pulses for the generation of the anti-Stokes signal is ideally
suited for studies of vibrational dynamics on a femtosecond time scale giving access
to elementary processes in molecular systems.
Part Three covers the essentials of spectroscopic techniques, which involve
optical cavities, and demonstrates the advancement in resolution. Prof. Rajesh
Kushawaha from PRL Ahmedabad, India, extensively discusses the fundamentals
and applications of ultrafast spectroscopy in Chapters “Modern Experimental Techniques in Ultrafast Atomic and Molecular Physics” and “Improving the Signal
Strength and Detection Limits of Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy”, he