Advances in Atomic and Molecular Physics (eBook)

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1985 | 1. Auflage
382 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-0-08-056481-4 (ISBN)

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ADV IN ATOMIC & MOLECULAR PHYSICS V21

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Advances in Atomic and Molecular Physics

Inhalt

Cover 1
Contents 6
Contributors 10
Chapter 1. Subnatural Linewidths in Atomic Spectroscopy 12
I. Introduction 12
II. Summary of Improvements of Spectroscopic Resolution 13
Ill. "Fundamental" Ways to Overcome the Natural Linewidth 21
IV. Time-Biased Coherent Spectroscopy 36
V. Conclusion 56
References 57
Chapter 2. Molecular Applications of Quantum Defect Theory 62
I. Introduction 62
II. Quantum Defect Concepts and Formalism 65
III. Rovibrational Channel Interactions 77
IV. Electronic Interactions at Short Range 108
V. Discussion and Conclusions 126
References 129
Chapter 3. Theory of Dielectronic Recombination 134
I. Introduction 135
II. Electron–Ion Collision Theory 139
III. The Dielectronic Recombination Cross Sections 157
IV. The Dielectronic Recombination Rate Coefficients 168
V. Discussion and Summary 182
Appendix A: Radiative Widths and Coupled Equations 189
Appendix B: Auger Probabilities Aa in LS Coupling 191
Appendix C: Radiative Probabilities Ar in LS Coupling 195
Appendix D: Scaling Properties of Aa, Ar, ., and adr 196
Appendix E: Extrapolation to High Rydberg States 200
References 205
Chapter 4. Recent Developments in Semiclassical Floquet Theories for Intense-Field Multiphoton Processes 208
I. Introduction 208
II. The Floquet Theory and General Properties of Quasi-Energy States 210
III. Computational Methods for Multiphoton Excitation of Finite-Level Systems 219
IV. Non-Hermitian Floquet Theory for Multiphoton Ionization and Dissociation 237
V. Many-Mode Floquet Theory 250
VI. Conclusion 259
References 260
Chapter 5. Scattering in Strong Magnetic Fields 266
I. Introduction 266
II. Center-of-Mass Separation 269
III. Potential Scattering 272
IV. Ensembles of Landau Levels 288
V. The Low-Field Limit of the Cross Section 292
VI . Photoionization 296
VII. Photodetachment of Negative Ions 304
VIII. Charge Exchange 308
References 314
Chapter 6. Pressure Ionization, Resonances, and the Continuity of Bound and Free States 316
I. Introduction 317
II. Continuity of Pressure Ionization 329
III. Resonances 335
IV. Applications 344
V. Conclusions 357
Appendix A: Properties of the Jost Function 358
Appendix B: Green's Function 359
Appendix C: Electron Density of States 360
Appendix D: Resonance Perturbation Theory 362
Appendix E: Convergence for the d-Potential Model 363
References 365
INDEX 368
CUMULATIVE AUTHOR INDEX: VOLUMES 1–20 380
CUMULATIVE SUBJECT INDEX: VOLUMES 1–20 386

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.11.1985
• Mitarbeit: Herausgeber (Serie): David R. Bates, Benjamin Bederson
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• ISBN-10: 0-08-056481-X / 008056481X
• ISBN-13: 978-0-08-056481-4 / 9780080564814