In recent years a number of non-linear Raman spectroscopic techniques have been substantially developed and are now proving to be powerful methods for the solution of many problems not only in spectroscopy but also in chemistry, physics and biology. These techniques include hyper Rayleigh and hyper Raman spectroscopy, coherent anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy (CARS), Raman Gain and In­ verse Raman Spectroscopy, Photoacoustic Raman Spectroscopy (PARS) and the Raman Induced Kerr Effect (RIKE). Hyper Raman spectro­ scopy although experimentally difficult is valuable for investi­ gating transitions which are not active in the infrared or in the linear Raman effect; and the other non-linear Raman effects can provide signal strength and resolution which are orders of magni­ tude higher than those obtainable with linear Raman spectroscopy. The thirty chapters in this book will form the basis of lectures presented at the NATO Advanced Study Institute in Bad Windsheim, F. R. Germany from August 23 - September 3, 1982.

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Raman and Infrared Spectroscopy.- Linear Raman Spectroscopy: a State of the Art Report.- Infrared Spectroscopy: a State of the Art Report.- Some Chemical Applications of Gas Phase Linear Raman Spectroscopy.- to Non-Linear Raman Spectroscopy.- General Introduction to Non-Linear Raman Spectroscopy.- The Polarizability and Hyperpolarizability Tensors.- Classical Approach to Third-Order Non-Linear Susceptibilities.- Hyper Rayleigh and Hyper Raman Scattering.- Group Theory for Various Raman Scattering Processes.- Theory of Hyper Rayleigh and Hyper Raman Scattering.- Stimulated Raman Effect.- Stimulated Raman Scattering.- Raman Investigations of Polyatomic Molecules in the Liquid State using Picosecond Light Pulses I. Direct Observation of the Population Lifetime T-1 and the Dephasing Time T2 of Vibrational Modes.- II. A New Raman Spectroscopy with Short Excitation and Prolonged Interrogation.- Cars and Applications.- Application of Classical Theory of CARS to Diatomic Molecules in the Gas Phase.- Coherent anti-Stokes Raman Scattering of Gases.- Coherent anti-Stokes Raman Scattering.- High Resolution CARS.- Chemical Application of Gas Phase CARS.- Coherent anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy in Condensed Media.- Resonance Cars.- Continuum Resonance CARS.- Resonance Coherent anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy in Condensed Phases.- Biological Applications of Resonance CARS.- Surface Enhanced CARS on Metal Surfaces and Metal Colloids.- Inverse Raman and Raman Gain Spectroscopy.- Theory of Inverse Raman and Raman Gain Spectroscopy.- Applications of Inverse Raman and Raman Gain Spectroscopy.- High Resolution Inverse Raman and Raman Gain Spectroscopy.- Inverse Raman and Raman Gain Spectra of Liquids and Solutions.- Resonance Raman Gain and Raman Loss Spectroscopy.- Applications of Resonance Inverse Raman and Raman Gain Spectroscopy to Biological Systems.- Photoacoustic Raman Spectroscopy and Raman Induced Kerr Effect.- Theory of Photoacoustic Raman Spectroscopy.- Applications of Photoacoustic Raman Spectroscopy.- Raman Induced Kerr Effect.- Author Index.- Reference Author Index.