Introducing essential concepts of 2D IR spectroscopy; excellent starting point for graduate students and researchers new to this exciting field.

1. Introduction; 2. Designing multiple pulse experiments; 3. Mukamelian or perturbative expansion of the density matrix; 4. Basics of 2D IR spectroscopy; 5. Polarization control; 6. Molecular couplings; 7. 2D IR lineshapes; 8. Dynamic cross peaks; 9. Experimental designs, data collection and processing; 10. Simple simulation strategies; 11. Pulse sequence design: some examples; Appendices; References; Index.

Peter Hamm is a Professor at the Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Zurich.