Atomic Processes and Application (eBook)

In Honour of David R. Bates' 60th Birthday

P. G. Burke, B. L. Moiseiwitsch (Herausgeber)

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2013 | 1. Auflage
544 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-1-4831-6381-9 (ISBN)

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Atomic Processes and Applications is a collection of review articles that discusses major atomic and molecular processes and their applications to upper atmospheric physics and to astrophysics. The book also serves as a 60th birthday tribute to Dr. David R. Bates. The coverage of the text includes the overview of stratospheric aeronomy; upper atmosphere of the earth; and problems in atmospheric pollution. The book also deals with technical and highly specialized issues including photoionization of atomic systems; atomic structure and oscillator strengths; and atomic scattering computations. The text will be of great use to undergraduate students and researchers of nuclear, theoretical, and quantum physics.

Inhalt

Front Cover 1
Atomic Processes and Applications 4
Copyright Page 5
Preface 6
Table of Contents 8
List of Contributors 10
CHAPTER 1. . . R. Bates-A sixtieth birthday tribute 12
CHAPTER 2. A brief overview of stratospheric aeronomy 24
1. Historical introduction 26
2. The period of pioneers of spectroscopic observations 28
3. The Present Situation 31
4. New Developments 35
5. Ozone Formation and Destruction 37
6. Conclusion 47
References 50
CHAPTER 3. The upper atmosphere of the earth 56
1. Introduction 58
2. The Upper Atmosphere and Ionosphere 58
3. Interpretation of the Results of Radio Sounding 63
4. Rocket Measurements of Ion Composition 65
5. Laboratory Measurements of Reaction Rate Coefficients 70
6. Satellite Investigation of Ionospheric Chemistry 75
7. Summary 77
References 78
CHAPTER 4. Man's impact on the global environment: somerecent problems in atmospheric pollution 82
1. Introduction 84
2. Perspective 87
3. Methane, Carbon Monoxide, and the GlobalDistribution of OH 93
4. The Nitrogen Cycle 97
5. Ozone 107
6. Concluding Remarks 115
References 116
CHAPTER 5. The interstellar molecules CH and CH' 120
1. Introduction 122
2. Abundances of CH and CH^ 122
3. Formation and Destruction Mechanisms 125
References 141
CHAPTER 6. Di-electronic recombination 144
1. Historical Introduction 146
2. Quantum Theory of Di-electronic Recombination 153
3. Calculation of Di-electronic Recombination Rates 168
4. Di-electronic Recombination in a Plasma 193
References 206
CHAPTER 7. Photoionization of atomic systems 210
1. Introduction 212
2. Photoionization Theory 213
3. Review of Approximations 221
4. Comparison of Some Experimental and TheoreticalResults 232
References 254
CHAPTER 8. Atomic structure and oscillator strengths 260
1. Introduction 262
2. Atomic Structure Calculations 263
3. Oscillator Strength Calculations 283
4. Conclusion 297
References 298
CHAPTER 9. Negative ions 302
1. Introduction 304
2. Ionosphere 306
3. Electron Affinities of Atoms 308
4. Metastable States of Atomic Negative Ions 322
5. Experimental Data on Electron Affinities of Atoms 323
6. Electron Affinities of Molecules 325
References 327
CHAPTER 10. Atomic scattering computations 332
1. Introduction 334
2. A Simple Model 335
3. Computer Representations 336
4. Phase Space 338
5. Linear Algebraic and i?-matrix Methods 340
6. Classical and Semi-classical Methods 342
7. Molecular CoUisions, Classical and Semi-classicalTheories 344
8. Rotational Excitation of Diatomic Molecules 347
References 349
CHAPTER 11. Electron scattering by atoms 352
1. Introduction 354
2. Elastic Scattering 357
3. Inelastic Scattering by Atomic Hydrogen 389
4. Experimental Determination of Scattering Amplitudes 398
5. Recent Advances in Electron Impact Ionization 406
References 409
CHAPTER 12. Ionic recombination* 418
1. Introduction 420
2. Mutual Neutralization 437
3. Three-Body Recombination 446
4. Ionic Recombination at All Densities 459
5. Some Applications 471
6. Conclusion 475
References 476
CHAPTER 13. Low-energy heavy-particle collisions 478
1. Introduction 480
2. Theory 482
3. Choice of Representation: Diabatic States 489
4. Applications 492
5. He^-He System 494
References 500
CHAPTER 14. High-energy atom-atom collisions 504
1. Introduction 506
2. Quantal Treatment 509
3. Classical Treatment 524
References 534
Index 538

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 22.10.2013
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Quantenphysik
• Themenwelt: Technik
• ISBN-10: 1-4831-6381-4 / 1483163814
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4831-6381-9 / 9781483163819