2nd Ed. — Springer, 1995. — 310 p. — (Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics 15). — ISBN: 978-3-642-57825-0, 978-3-540-58686-9.Excitation of Atoms and Broadening of Spectral Lines povides a survey of elementary processes and mechanisms. It presents useful and relatively simple methods of approximation for calculating effective cross sections, giving a number of approximate formulas. Extensive tables list cross sections and rate coefficients for various atoms and elementary processes. For this second edition several sections and formulas have been revised substantially. The tables of cross sections have been recalculated using the updated version of the computer code ATOM. Some material reflecting the recent progress in the field has been added.In this new edition - as in the first one of 1981 - the main goal is to present the theory of elementary processes responsible for the excitation and formation of atomic spectra. No attempt has been made to give a systematic and detailed treatment of the general theory of atomic collisions. Instead, stress is placed on efficient and comparatively simple approximate methods for the calculation of cross sections and rate coefficients. New results of importance and new understanding of many problems have appeared in recent years and require a significant revision of the original book.Elementary Processes Giving Rise to Spectra.
Theory of Atomic Collisions.
Approximate Methods for Calculating Cross Sections.
Collisions Between Heavy Particles.
Some Problems of Excitation Kinetics.
Tables and Formulas for the Estimation of Effective Cross Sections.
Broadening of Spectral Lines.
References.
List of Symbols.
Subject Index.
