The top tools, tips, and techniques of the last decade --at yourcommand. This book compiles and updates the best articles to date from theeleven-year history of Spectroscopy magazine's successful"Molecular Spectroscopy Workbench" column. From the fundamentals ofimportant techniques to novel time- and money-saving ideas, itdraws from a broad spectrum of recent developments in the field ofmolecular spectroscopy, including information on: * Near and midrange infrared techniques * Optical rotation/circular dichroism * UV/Vis and fluorescence * Mass spectrometry * Acousto-optic tunable filters (AOTFs) * Fiber optics * Miscellaneous techniques and new hardware. Articles have been updated where necessary to reflect advances madesince their initial publication, and are arranged into sectionsthat cover basic spectroscopic theory, applications,troubleshooting, and product/ conference reviews. Carefully assembled by long-term Spectroscopy columnist EmilCiurczak, this accessible collection is an excellent practicalresource for analytical chemists and others who use spectroscopy intheir work.