Lasers in Chemistry

Since its invention in the 1960s, the laser has revolutionized many disciplines in science and technology, as well as in our everyday lives. In chemistry, lasers are not only used to study compounds and materials, but also to influence and even start reactions. By manipulating the reaction conditions, hitherto inaccessible material properties, reaction pathways and improved results can be achieved.
These two volumes cover both the active influencing of reactions as well as the gleaning of information, with applications spanning chemistry, physics and materials science to biology and medicine.
From the contents:
Volume 1: Probing Matter
Principles of Lasers
Laser Safety
Lasers as Probes in Chemistry
Volume 2: Influencing Matter
Lasers to Start and Influence Chemical Reactions
Lasers in Material Processing
Lasers in Biology
Lasers in Medicine
History of Lasers in Chemistry
With an equipment overview for laser probing and laser chemistry
setups, this is a handy reference for chemists, physicists, materials
scientists, and laser specialists, as well as those working in the chemical industry.


Spis treści:
Foreword.
Preface.
Lit of Contributors.
Volume 1: Probing Matter.
Part I: General.
1. Principles of Lasers (Hans–Jochen Foth).
2. Laser Safety (Friedrich Rohrbacher).
Part II: Lasers as Probes in Chemistry.
3. Overview (Maximilian Lackner).
4. Chemical Sensing Using Quantum Cascade Lasers (Christina Young, Seong–Soo Kim, and Boris Mizaikoff).
5. Laser Diagnostics of Combustion Processes (Johan Hult).
6. LIDAR for Ground– and Airborne Trace Gas Detection (Michal Strizik, Zdenek Zelinger, Venkataraman Sivakumar, and Pavel Engst).
7. nonlinear Spectroscopy and Coherent Multidimensional Spectroscopy (John C. Wright).
8. Photoacoustic Spectroscopy (Zdenek Zelinger and Michal Strizik).
9. Tunable Diode Laser Abs orption Spectroscopy (Peter Werle, Francesco D′Amato, and Silvia Viciani).
10. Applications of TDLAS in Process Industries (Michael Markus).
11. Laser–Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) (Michael J. Myers, John D. Myers and Abbey G. Myers).
12. Laser Doppler Anemometry (Bodo Ruck).
13. Cavity Ring–down Spectroscopy in Chemistry (Lineke van der Sneppen, Cees Gooijer, Wim Ubachs, and Freek Ariese).
14. Laser Spectroscopy Applied to Catalysis Research (Janusz Ryczkowski).
15. Speciation Analysis Using Lasers (Gerhard Geipel).
16. Laser–enhanced Spectroscopy and Coherent Control (Debabrata Goswami).
17. Laser–induced Fluorescence (LIF) Spectroscopy (Prakash D. Naik, Awadhesh Kumar, Hari P. Upadhyaya, Parma Nand Bajaj, and Sisir K. Sarkar).
18. Laser Applications in Combustion Engine Research and Development (Ernst Winklhofer, Heribert Fuchs, and Alexander Morozov).
19. Raman Spectroscopy (Maurizio Musso and Karl–Ludwig Oehme).
20. Matrix–assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry: Principles and Applications in Life Sciences (Sascha Sauer).
21. MALDI–MS of Industrial Chemicals and Polymers (Joachim R. Wesener).
22. Atmospheric–pressure Laser Ionization (Oliver J. Schmitz and Thorsten benter).
23. High–resolution Molecular Spectroscopy in Low–Temperature Crystalline Matrices (Joost S. de Klerk, Huiyong Wang, Andres D. Campiglia, Cees Gooijer, and Freek Ariese).
Volume 2: Influencing Matter.
Part III: Laser to Start and Influence chemical Reactions.
24. Overview (Maximilian Lackner).
25. Laser–based Formation of Nanoparticles (G.A. Shafeev).
26. Laser Ablation in Background Gas and Its Application to the Synthesis of Nanostructured Materials (Tatsuo Okada).
27. Laser–induced Photocatalysis and Its Applications (Mohammed Ashraf Gondal).
28. Laser Enrichment of Isotopes (Venkatachari Parthasarathy, Sisir Ku mar Sarkar, and Parma Nand Bajaj).
29. Reaction Mechanisms in the Gas Phase Studied by Laser Pyrolysis (Douglas K. Russell).
30. Femtochemistry: Lasers to Investigate Ultrafast Reactions (Yann A. Gauduel).
31. Laser–plasma Chemistry: Chemical Reactions Initiated by Laser–produced Plasmas (Libor Juha and Svatopluk Civis).
32. Laser Micromachining (Gerhard Liedl).
33. Laser–induced Chemical Vapor Deposition (LCVD) (Nikolai A. Kirichenko).
34. Laser–induced Ignition for combustion Engines (Heinrich Kofler, Johannes Tauer, and Ernst Wintner).
35. Lasers in the Photopolymer Area (Xavier Allonas, Celine Croutxe–Barghorn, Jean–Pierre Fouassier, Jacques Lalevee, Jean–Pierre Malval, and Fabrice Morlet–Savary).
36. Laser Control of Chemical Reactions (Leticia Gonzales).
37. Coherent Control of Chemical Dynamics with Lasers (Debabrata Goswami and Warren S. Warren).
38. Nanosecond Laser Flash Photolysis (Norman P. Schepp and Frances L. Cozens).
39. Lasers in Semiconductor Photochemistry (Peter K.J. Robertson and Soo–Keun Lee).
40. Lasers in Photodynamic Therapy (Michael R. Hamblin and Pawel Mroz).
41. Photo Reactions Induced by Two–Photon Absorption (Jens Trager, Hee–Cheol Kim, Martin Schraub, and Norbert Hampp).
42. Laser–microwave in Chemistry (Khalid Bougrin and El Houssaine El Rhaleb).
Part IV: Applications.
43. Lasers in Material Processing (Milton S.F. Lima).
44. Lasers in Biology (Heidi Abrahamse).
45. Lasers in Medicine (Hans–Jochen Foth).
46. Lasers in Conservation and Preservation for Art and Architecture (John F. Asmus).
47. Lasers in Dentistry (Ariej Yousif, Franziska Beer, and Ernst Wintner).
Part V: Past and Future Trends.
48. History of Lasers in Chemistry (Maximilian Lackner and Friedrich Rohrbacher).
49. Trends of Laser Research and Development (Hossein Golnabi).
50. Outlook (Maximilian Lackner).
Glossary (Friedrich Rohrbacher, Freek Ariese, and Maximilian Lackner).
Index.

Nota biograficzna:
Maximilian Lackner received his PhD from Vienna University of Technology, Austria. As a postdoc, he carried out spectroscopic investigations in optical engines at the Lund Institute of Technology in Sweden, and is now a university lecturer while also holding an R&D management position in the petrochemical industry. He is a founder of ProcessEng Engineering GmbH, a company offering services in the areas of process engineering, environmental technology, and energy conversion up to high temperatures and pressures. Dr. Lackner serves on the advisory board of the Association of German Engineers (VDI), and is a member of the Association of Austrian Chemists (GOeCh), the Combustion Institute and the German Bunsen Society (DBG). His main laser–based research interest is the use of lasers in chemistry, applied to combustion and ignition, with contributions in experimental and theoretical work.

Okładka tylna:
Since its invention in the 1960s, the laser has revolutionized many disciplines in science and technology, as well as in our everyday lives. In chemistry, lasers are not only used to study compounds and materials, but also to influence and even start reactions. By manipulating the reaction conditions, hitherto inaccessible material properties, reaction pathways and improved results can be achieved.
These two volumes cover both the active influencing of reactions as well as the gleaning of information, with applications spanning chemistry, physics and materials science to biology and medicine.
From the contents:
Volume 1: Probing Matter
Principles of Lasers
Laser Safety
Lasers as Probes in Chemistry
Volume 2: Influencing Matter
Lasers to Start and Influence Chemical Reactions
Lasers in Material Processing
Lasers in Biology
Lasers in Medicine
History of Lasers in C