This tutorial covers the history, principles, and applications of spectroscopy. Material is written specifically for nonspectroscopists, but is of value and interest to those working in the field as well. The tutorial presents columns by the author, a contributing editor of
Spectroscopy
magazine, plus new material. Coverage encompasses light and its interactions, spectrometers, the spectrum, the shapes of spectral signals, quantum mechanics and spectroscopy, selection rules, and resolution and noise.
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