Fourier transforms forward

In (11-427) we have explicitly indicated the fact that the p s are the momenta of physical states and hence are restricted to the forward light cone.8 The previous arguments when translated in terms of the Fourier transform f(p) imply that... 

Equations (40.3) and (40.4) are called the Fourier transform pair. Equation (40.3) represents the transform from the frequency domain back to the time domain, and eq. (40.4) is the forward transform from the time domain to the frequency domain. A closer look at eqs. (40.3) and (40.4) reveals that the forward and backward Fourier transforms are equivalent, except for the sign in the exponent. The backward transform is a summation because the frequency domain is discrete for finite measurement times. However, for infinite measurement times this summation becomes an integral. 

The expressions for the forward and backward Fourier transforms of a data array of 2N+ 1 data points with the origin in the centre point are [3] ... 

Filtering and smoothing are related and are in fact complementary. Filtering is more complicated because it involves a forward and a backward Fourier transform. However, in the frequency domain the noise and signal frequencies are distinguished, allowing the design of a filter that is tailor-made for these frequency characteristics. 

In the case of resonance absorption of synchrotron radiation by an Fe nucleus in a polycrystalline sample, the frequency dependence of the electric field of the forward scattered radiation, R(oj), takes a Lorentzian lineshape. In order to gain information about the time dependence of the transmitted radiation, the expression for R(oj) has to be Fourier-transformed into R(t) [6]. 

The forward and inverse Fourier transforms are denoted by and respectively. In the foregoing equations, we identify w with co used in Chapter 1 via the relation w = co/2n. 

Fig. 2a displays the ion time-of-flight (TOF) distribution obtained when (n) = 1.6 104 Xe clusters interacted with a Fourier Transform-limited 100 fs 800 nm, 1015 W cm 2 laser pulse. The TOF displays a number of peaks corresponding to ions up to Xe1,+. The peaks in the TOF are quite broad, and even display a double peak structure due to the fact that ions are emitted in forward-backward directions with respect to the detector. Both the charge state reached and the kinetic energy of the ions are signatures of collective effects in the cluster ionisation. For example, when only atoms were present in the atomic beam, the maximum charged state reached was 4+. 

Before looking at the results we mention that, as an alternative to the Fourier transforms just described, one may take advantage of the fact that both the classical line shape, Gc (correlation function, Cci(t), may be represented very closely by an expression as in Eq. 5.110 [70]. The parameters ti T4, e and S of these functions are adjusted to match the classical line shape. These six parameter model functions have Fourier transforms that may be expressed in closed form so that the inverse and forward transforms are obtained directly in closed form. We note that the use of transfer functions is merely a convenience, certainly not a necessity as the above discussion has shown. 

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Equation A. 1 is called the forward Fourier transform and Equation A.2 is called the inverse Fourier transform. If v is defined as the oscillation frequency, the angular frequency is co = 2nv. Therefore, the forward Fourier transform can be used to express the function F(v) in the frequency domain by the integral of function /(f) in the time domain, whereas the inverse Fourier transform can be used to express the function /(f) in the time domain by the integral of function F(v) the frequency domain. 

Veiy often, f(v) and /(f) are used to denote the forward and inverse Fourier transforms, respectively. As described in Chapter 5, Section 4, IJ(co) is the Fourier transform of the applied AC voltage U (f), and I (or) is the Fourier transform of the current response 1 (f). We write the transform in terms of the angular frequency co = 2nv instead of the oscillation frequency v ... 

In both scientific computation and digital signal processing, one must use the discrete Fourier transform (DFT), which is applied to a discrete complex valued series instead of continuous domains. The forward DFT is defined as... 

Here is the phase shift of the central atom for a partial wave of angular momentum /, while Ny is the number of identical atoms at a distance r j. (Here again a Debye-Waller and an inelastic damping factor may be added also a polarization dependence may be included for EXAFS and SEXAFS.) Fourier transformation can yield the distances r - with proper care. In this case the phase shifts are usually obtained from EXAFS results for bulk materials where the phase shifts are determined from the interatomic distances known from x-ray diffraction. Alternately, the phase shifts may be computed as is done in LEED. Note that multiple forward scattering in not included in Eq. (10). 

The Fourier transform infra-red spectrophotometer incorporates an interferometer (Fig. 3). Its basic components are a beam splitter and two mirrors, perpendicular to each other, one fixed and one which can be moved backwards and forwards at right angles to its plane. Approximately half of the radiation from the source is reflected to the fixed mirror where it is reflected back to the beam splitter which transmits about half (i.e. a quarter of the original) to the detector. The other half of the original radiation passes through the beam splitter to the movable mirror where it is reflected back to the beam splitter and about half (i.e. a quarter of the original) is reflected to the detector. When the two mirrors are equidistant from the beam splitter, the two beams... 

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