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The title of this contribution is Microwave Spectroscopy. It is of course not possible in a short chapter to give a full review of this comprehensive field. I am also aware that few of the participants of this workshop are very familiar with microwave (MW) spectroscopy. I have therefore chosen to first write a brief overview of some of the more important things this method is now used for (next paragraph). Some themes, especially those that deal with structure determination, are then treated in more detail. Fortunately, a comprehensive literature exists. References are hence given to many of the review papers and books that give a much more thorough presentation of the field than the one found here.
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Møllendal, H. (2002). Microwave Spectroscopy. In: Domenicano, A., Hargittai, I. (eds) Strength from Weakness: Structural Consequences of Weak Interactions in Molecules, Supermolecules, and Crystals. NATO Science Series, vol 68. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0546-3_2
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