This volume presents recent progress and perspectives in multi-photon processes and spectroscopy of atoms, ions, and molecules. The subjects in the series cover the experimental and theoretical investigations in interdisciplinary research fields in natural science including chemistry, physics, bioscience and material science.

This volume presents the recent progress and perspective in multi-photon processes and spectroscopy of atoms, ions, molecules and solids. The subjects in the series cover the experimental and theoretical investigations in the interdisciplinary research fields of natural science including chemistry, physics, bioscience and material science.

This volume presents recent progress and perspectives in multi-photon processes and spectroscopy of atoms, ions, molecules and solids. The subjects in the series cover the experimental and theoretical investigations in the interdisciplinary research fields of natural science including chemistry, physics, bioscience and material science.This volume is the latest volume in a series that is a pioneer in compiling review articles of nonlinear interactions of photons and matter. It has made an essential contribution to the development and promotion of the related research fields. In view of the rapid growth in multi-photon processes and multi-photon spectroscopy, care has been taken to ensure that the review articles contained in the series are readable not only by active researchers but also those who are not yet experts but intend to enter the field.

This book presents the latest developments and issues in both experimental and theoretical studies of multi-photon processes and the spectroscopy of atoms, molecules and nanomaterials in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Material Science. It is an important addition to an advanced series that contains review papers suitable for both active researchers in these areas and non-experts who wish to enter the field. Special attention is paid to the recent progress of nonlinear photon-matter interactions applied to femtosecond laser induced nonadiabatic molecular alignment, high-order harmonic generation from C60 fullerene plasma, resonant femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy and attosecond pulse generation, as well as near-field optical imaging of noble-metal nanoparticles and photoexcited ultrafast electron transfer in condensed phase.

This book is the epitome of important developments in chemistry in the 20th century and beyond. It provides a historical account of the Wolf Prize in Chemistry and includes the biographies and selected papers of the distinguished recipients from 1978 to 2008 (no prize was awarded in 2009 or 2010). Many of the recipients have extensive publication lists; this book brings together a wealth of information on the Wolf Prize, the prize winners, and especially a reprint of their most significant publications.This invaluable volume provides readers with in-depth knowledge of all the major fields in chemistry, and will also inspire readers with the unique accounts of the prize winners.Both editors of the book are veteran chemists who have worked in the field for many years. Dr Sheng-Hsien Lin, an Academician, is a theoretical chemist who has published more than 700 papers and 20 books. Dr Lou-Sing Kan is a biophysicist on structures of nucleic acids and an NMR specialist; he has authored 176 peer-reviewed papers and is also a popular science writer in Chinese.

In view of the rapid growth in both experimental and theoretical studies of multi-photon processes and multi-photon spectroscopy of atoms, ions, and molecules in chemistry, physics, biology and materials science, it is timely to publish an advanced series that contains review papers readable not only by active researchers in these areas, but also by those who are non-experts but who wish to enter the field. This present volume attempts to serve this purpose. Each chapter is written in a self-contained manner by experts in their own area of expertise so that general readers can grasp the knowledge in that area without too much preparation.