NATO Science Series C: Ser.: Matrix Isolation Spectroscopy by R. Gaufrès...

This book provides one of the earliest systematic treatments of matrix isolation spectroscopy, a technique that revolutionized the study of transient and reactive species. Barnes covers:

• Fundamentals of matrix isolation: trapping molecules in inert solid matrices at cryogenic techniques: infrared, UV-visible, and Raman spectroscopy applied to isolated species.

• Applications: studying free radicals, ions, and unstable methods: cryogenic apparatus, sample preparation, and detection systems.

• Comparative analysis: contrasts matrix isolation with gas-phase and solution spectroscopy.

• Physical chemists and spectroscopists studying transient molecular species.

• Graduate students in chemical physics and spectroscopy.

• Historians of science interested in the development of cryogenic spectroscopy.

• Collectors of Plenum Press scientific monographs.

• Scientific significance: Matrix isolation opened new frontiers in molecular spectroscopy.

• Historical context: Reflects late-1970s advances in cryogenic techniques.

• Technical depth: Includes detailed experimental setups and data.

• Scarcity: Original Plenum hardcovers are uncommon, especially outside institutional libraries.