Atomic spectra
By: by W. R. Hindmarsh.
Edition: [1st ed.]
Series: The Commonwealth and international library. Selected readings in physics
Publisher: Pergamon Press
Published: 1967
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
Subjects: Atomic spectroscopy.
First sentence: Chapter I: Introduction 1.1 Light and the Structure of Matter: "It has long been realized that the light emitted by matter carries information concerning the structure and internal motions of matter."
Description: Stated purpose: "...to present in an easily accessible form, and translated into English where necessary, some of the most memorable papers in this field, together with an extended introduction which attempts to interpret the papers from a present-day point of view and to provide an outline of those parts of the subject represented in the collection."
Notes: Includes bibliographies. Part 1 presents an outline of the theory of  atomic spectra. Part 2 is a collection of papers (translated into English where necessary) by J.J. Balmer, J.R Rydberg, N. Bohr, A. Sommerfeld, G. Wentzel, H.A. Lorentz, A. Lande, H.N. Russell and F.A. Saunders, W. Heisenberg, H.C.Burger and H.B. Dorgelo, G.E.Uhlenbeck and S.Goudsmit, E.Fermi and E.Segre, G. Racah, G. Breit, H.A. Bethe, V. Weisskopf and E. Wigner, and V. Weisskopf.
Table of contents: label: Part 1: Chapter I
title: Introduction
pagenum: 3; label: Part 1: Chapter II
title: Spectral Lines
pagenum: 5; label: Part 1: Chapter III
title: Spectra from Atoms with Two Valence Electrons
pagenum: 21; label: Part 1: Chapter IV
title: Fine Structure
pagenum: 31; label: Part 1: Chapter V
title: Hyperfine Structure
pagenum: 49; label: Part 1: Chapter VI
title: The Zeeman Effect
pagenum: 64; label: Part 1: Chapter VII
title: Radiation from Atoms
pagenum: 74; label: Part 1: Chapter VIII
title: The Width of Spectral Lines
pagenum: 86; label: Part 2: 1
title: A Note on the Spectral Lines of Hydrogen, by J .J. Balmer (1885)
pagenum: 101; label: Part 2: 2
title: On the Emission Spectra of the Chemical Elements, by J. R. Rydberg (1889)
pagenum: 108; label: Part 2: 3
title: On the Constitution of Atoms and Molecules, by N. Bohr (1913)
pagenum: 117; label: Part 2: 4
title: Some General Laws of Spectroscopy, by A. Sommerfeld (1920)
pagenum: 145; label: Part 2: 5
title: On the Systematics of X-ray Spectra, by G. Wentzel (1921)
pagenum: 160; label: Part 2: 6
title: Theory of the Zeeman Effect, by H. A. Lorentz (1915)
pagenum: 178; label: Part 2: 7
title: Term Structure and Zeeman Effect in Multiplets, by A. Lande (1923)
pagenum: 186; label: Part 2: 8
title: New Regularities in the Spectra of the Alkaline Earths, by H. N. Russell and F. A. Saunders (1925)
pagenum: 206; label: Part 2: 9
title: The Spectra of Atomic Systems with Two Electrons, by W. Heisenberg (1926)
pagenum: 219; label: Part 2: 10
title: A Relation between Inner Quantum Numbers and Intensities of Multiple Lines, by H. C. Burger and H. B. Dorgelo (1924)
pagenum: 243; label: Part 2: 11
title: Spinning Electrons and the Structure of Spectra, by G. E. Uhlenbeck and S. Goudsmit (1926)
pagenum: 253; label: Part 2: 12
title: On the Theory of Hyperfine Structures, by E. Fermi and E. Segre (1933)
pagenum: 259; label: Part 2: 13
title: Isotopic Displacement and Hyperfine Structure, by G. Racah (1932)
pagenum: 286; label: Part 2: 14
title: The Isotope Displacement in Hyperfine Structure, by G. Breit (1932)
pagenum: 289; label: Part 2: 15
title: The Electromagnetic Shift of Energy Levels, by H. A. Bethe (1947)
pagenum: 299; label: Part 2: 16
title: Calculation of the Natural Line Width on the Basis of Dirac's Theory of Light, by V. Weisskopf and E. Wigner (1930)
pagenum: 304; label: Part 2: 17
title: The Width of Spectral Lines in Gases, by V. Weisskopf (1933)
pagenum: 328