Solid-State spectroscopy is a burgeoning field. This comprehensive yet concise handbook brings together in one volume information about various spectroscopic techniques that is currently scattered in the literature of these disciplines. The book is composed of 16 chapters, each presenting an overview of a particular technique. Each chapter concentrates on up-to-date scientific and technical information and references with minimal overlap and redundancy. Emphasis has been laid on the fundamentals, methods and procedures, applications and the new developments in the field. Chapters have been written by well known international experts ensuring that recent advances made by scientists from different parts of the world have been covered.