Getting Started on Time-Resolved Molecular Spectroscopy

Cina (Univ. of Oregon) has written a comprehensive and concise graduate-level textbook that takes the reader through the theory underlying time-resolved molecular spectroscopy, from the basic quantum-dynamical treatment of the interaction of a molecule with light, to advanced techniques such as transient absorption, femtosecond-stimulated Raman spectroscopy, and two-dimensional wave-packet interferometry. * K. Jobst, CHOICE *Cina has written a comprehensive and concise graduate-level textbook that takes the reader through the theory underlying time-resolved molecular spectroscopy, from the basic quantum-dynamical treatment of the interaction of a molecule with light, to advanced techniques such as transient absorption, femtosecond-stimulated Raman spectroscopy, and two-dimensional wave-packet interferometry. * K. Jobst, Memorial University of Newfoundland *This book presents an insightful theoretical formulation of ultrafast molecular spectroscopy. It will be a valuable resource for researchers seeking to understand the connection between quantum mechanics and spectra. * Nancy Makri, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign *This long-awaited textbook provides a rigorous treatment of the mathematics involved in ultrafast spectroscopy. This book certainly fills the gap between highly specialized monographs on coherent spectroscopy utilizing multiple light pulses in the time domain and introductory textbooks on linear and nonlinear spectroscopy in the frequency domain. * Minhaeng Cho, IBS Center for Molecular Spectroscopy and Dynamics, Korea University *Cina’s new book fills a gap by providing a resource for explaining the leading edge of molecular spectroscopy in a rigorous, yet accessible style. I foresee this to be the text for graduate students in this field. * Greg Scholes, Princeton University *This wonderful textbook by Jeffrey Cina is a timely and much needed reference to learn how to interpret and design ultrafast spectroscopy experiments in terms of quantum molecular dynamics. It offers fresh and invaluable physical insights for both incoming graduate students as well as more established researchers in Physical Chemistry and beyond. * Joel Yuen , University of California San Diego *

Jeff Cina earned a BS in Mathematics at UW-Madison, a PhD in Theoretical Physical Chemistry at UC-Berkeley, and carried out post-doctoral research at MIT. After teaching and conducting research at The University of Chicago, he joined the faculty at the University of Oregon in 1995. At Oregon, Cina was a founding member of the Oregon Center for Optics, now the Oregon Center for Optical, Molecular, and Quantum Science.