Atoms in Plasmas is concerned with radiative-collisional phenomena in neutral and ionized gases. Central to the studies is a "perturbed atom" that is an atom under the influence of different perturbations in plasmas, namely by electrical and magnetic fields, fields of plasma oscillations, laser and Planck-radiation fields, collisions with excited particles, stochastic accelerations, etc. The treatment covers fundamental aspects of modern physics, such as atomic quantum mechanics and quantum optics, radiation and collisional processes in plasmas and gases, nonlinear laser spectroscopy, plasma diagnostics, etc.
Author(s): Dr. Valery S. Lisitsa (auth.)
Series: Springer Series on Atoms+Plasmas 14
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 1994
Language: English
Pages: 302
Tags: Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics;Laser Technology, Photonics;Quantum Optics;Quantum Information Technology, Spintronics;Quantum Physics
Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Introduction. General Problems of Description of Atomic Spectra in Plasmas....Pages 1-7
Classical Motion in an Atomic Potential. Atomic Structure....Pages 8-26
Radiation Transition Probabilities and Radiation Kinetics in Kramers’ Electrodynamics....Pages 27-53
Fermi Method of Equivalent Photons and the Probabilities of Radiative-Collisional Transitions in Atoms....Pages 54-68
Hydrogenic Atom in an Electric Field. Quasiclassical Consideration....Pages 69-92
Atom in a Magnetic Field and Crossed F-B Fields....Pages 93-127
Atom in a Nonresonant Oscillating Electric Field....Pages 128-150
Atom in a Resonant Oscillating Electric Field. Simultaneous Influence of Constant and Oscillating Fields....Pages 151-175
Decay of Atomic States....Pages 176-204
Excited Hydrogen-Like Atom in Electrical Fields of Charged Particles....Pages 205-225
Collisions of an Atom with Atomic Particles in External Fields....Pages 226-260
The Influence of Regular and Stochastic Accelerations on Atomic Spectra....Pages 261-281
Back Matter....Pages 283-303
