Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths - 9780444521446

Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare EarthsOptical Spectroscopy\nAuthor(s): Karl A. Gschneidner, Jean-Claude G. Bunzli, Vitalij K. Pecharsky\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Elsevier Science & Technology, United States\nImprint: North-Holland\nISBN-13: 9780444521446, 978-0444521446\nSynopsis\nOptical spectroscopy has been instrumental in the discovery of many lanthanide elements. In return, these elements have always played a prominent role in lighting devices and light conversion technologies (Auer mantles, incandescent lamps, lasers, cathode-ray and plasma displays). They are also presently used in highly sensitive luminescent bio-analyses and cell imaging. This volume of the Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths is entirely devoted to the photophysical properties of these elements. It is dedicated to the late Professor William T (Bill) Carnall who has pioneered the understanding of lanthanide spectra in the 1960s and starts with a Dedication to this scient.