Spectra of Atoms and Molecules

Spectra of Atoms and Molecules, the fifth edition of Peter F. Bernath's popular textbook, provides advanced undergraduates and graduate students with a working knowledge of the field of spectroscopy. This volume illuminates fundamental principles of spectroscopy for chemists, physicists, astronomers, atmospheric scientists, and engineers, with the primary goal of teaching the interpretation of spectra.

Highlights include an entirely new chapter on the spectroscopy of clouds and aerosols, as...