title: [High resolution optical spectroscopy].
abstract: By means of high resolution optical spectroscopy, we can determine nuclear quadrupole moments of radioactive or stable nuclides with even atomic number in the heavy elements region. We discuss and summarize the main conditions applicable to the method.
authors.affiliation: Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gagne