Physical Optics and Light Measurements, (Methods in Experimental Physics Volume 26 )

Content: Edited by Page iii Copyright page Page iv Contributors Page ix Preface Page xi Daniel Malacara List of Volumes in Treatise Pages xiii-xiv 1. Interference Original Research Article Pages 1-48 Daniel Malacara 2. Diffraction and Scattering Original Research Article Pages 49-105 Daniel Malacara 3. Optical Polarization Original Research Article Pages 107-166 Frederic R. Stauffer 4. Holography Original Research Article Pages 167-211 R.D. Bahuguna, D. Malacara 5. Photometry and Radiometry Original Research Article Pages 213-289 William L. Wolfe 6. Detectors Original Research Article Pages 291-334 T.O. Poehler Index Pages 335-341 An introduction to an important new tool of physical science - scanning tunnelling microscopy. The book covers the theory, design and applications of STM and should be of interest to researchers and graduate students in the physical sciences and engineering, especially surface scientists.