Table of Contents
1 Cover
4 Foreword
5 Preface
6 1 IR Spectra in Space Observation 1.1. Introduction 1.2. Fourier transform spectroscopy 1.3. Resonant cavity laser absorption spectroscopy 1.4. Spectroscopy for space observation 1.5. Conclusion 1.6. Appendices
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2 Interactions Between a Molecule and Its Solid Environment
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Active molecule – solid environment system
2.3. Two-center expansion of the term 
8 3 Nanocage of Rare Gas Matrix 3.1. Introduction 3.2. Rare gases in solid state 3.3. Molecule inclusion and deformation of the doped crystal 3.4. Motions of NH3 trapped in an argon matrix 3.5. Infrared spectra 3.6. Appendices
9 4 Nanocages of Hydrate Clathrates 4.1. Introduction 4.2. The extended substitution model 4.3. Clathrate structures 4.4. Inclusion of a CH4 or NH3 molecule in a clathrate nanocage 4.5. System Hamiltonian and separation of movements 4.6. Translational motion 4.7. Vibrational motions 4.8. Orientational motion 4.9. Bar spectra 4.10. Appendices
10 5 Fullerene Nanocage 5.1. Introduction 5.2. Ammonia molecule trapped in a fullerene C60 nanocage 5.3. Potential energy surfaces – inertial model 5.4. Quantum treatment 5.5. Bar spectra 5.6. Appendices
11 6 Adsorption on a Graphite Substrate 6.1. Introduction 6.2. “NH3 molecule–substrate” system interaction energy 6.3. Equilibrium configuration and potential energy surfaces 6.4. Hamiltonian of the system 6.5. Infrared spectra of the NH3 molecule adsorbed on the graphite substrate 6.6. Conclusion 6.7. Appendices
12 References
13 Index
List of Illustrations
1 Chapter 1Figure 1.1. Interferometer diagram. For a color version of this figure, see www....Figure 1.2. Experimental setup for laser spectroscopy: induced fluorescence and ...Figure 1.3. Experimental setup of the cryostat headFigure 1.4. FTIR spectrometer and experimental setup. For a color version of thi...Figure 1.5. O3 region ν3: (a) HF double site and (b) BF simple site (gas: 1042.0...Figure 1.6. CO2 region ν2: (a) BF stable site and (b) HF unstable site (gas: 648...Figure 1.7. N2O region ν2: double site (gas: 588.77 cm–1)Figure 1.8. Nd-Yag laser: (1) cavity bottom mirror (Rmax = 1,064 nm), (2) shutte...Figure 1.9. Dye laser, cavities, optical elements and mixer crystal LiNbO3Figure 1.10. Global fluorescence: (a) stable site and (b) unstable site, Ar/13CO...