Simple atoms are atoms consisting of no more than three particles. They are the test-bench of atomic physics and quantum mechanics. This book presents these findings, bridging the gap between textbook descriptions of these systems and the latest research.
Counterintuitive phenomena in simple atomic and molecular systems are revealed, along with their fundamental importance and practical applications. These include the advanced methods for lasing in the infra-red and microwave ranges, the improved design of X-ray lasers, and advanced methods for spectroscopic diagnostics of plasmas. The analytical solutions of simple atoms and their role in theoretical physics is also discussed. The book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in the field of atomic and molecular physics.
Key Features
- Presents a possible explanation of dark matter based on the existence of alternative hydrogen atoms
- Examines results on the shape of spectral lines of two-electron atoms and ions
- Describes the measuring nuclear shapes in atomic experiments
- Provides advanced designs of plasma-based tunable X-ray lasers
- Includes applications of spectroscopic diagnostics of plasmas
Author(s): Eugene Oks
Publisher: IOP Publishing
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 126
City: Bristol
PRELIMS.pdf
Author biography
Eugene Oks
CH001.pdf
Chapter 1 Introduction
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CH002.pdf
Chapter 2 Two flavors of hydrogen atoms: a possible explanation of dark matter
2.1 The mystery and its resolution through a fundamental discovery
2.2 An alternative kind of hydrogen atom as a possible explanation of the latest puzzling observation of the 21 cm radio line from the early Universe
2.3 Two flavors of hydrogen atoms
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CH003.pdf
Chapter 3 Monopole contribution to the Stark width of hydrogen-like spectral lines in plasmas
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CH004.pdf
Chapter 4 How the finite mass of nuclei complicates analytical treatments of hydrogen atoms in external fields
4.1 Hydrogen atoms in a magnetic field
4.2 Hydrogen atoms in an electric field
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CH005.pdf
Chapter 5 Ionization of hydrogen atoms by a low-frequency laser field of arbitrary strength: no ‘local suppression’
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CH006.pdf
Chapter 6 Generalized dynamics of a spherical harmonic oscillator
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CH007.pdf
Chapter 7 Selected applications for spectroscopic diagnostics of plasmas
7.1 Quasienergy states as a tool for diagnosing quasimonochromatic electric fields in plasmas
7.2 Measuring the laser field and the opacity of spectral lines in plasmas
7.3 Profiles of hydrogenic spectral lines under the multimode quasimonochromatic field of the electrostatic plasma turbulence
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CH008.pdf
Chapter 8 Enhancement of plasma-based x-ray lasers
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CH009.pdf
Chapter 9 Enhancement of generators of coherent microwave radiation (masers)
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Density matrix and polarization of the medium
9.3 Amplification of a microwave or infra-red radiation by the stimulated scattering in a dipole gas
9.4 Extension of lasing media and lasing schemes
9.5 Consecutive cells set-up
9.6 Summary and list of prospective lasing media
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CH010.pdf
Chapter 10 A no-dark-energy and no-modified-gravity explanation of the dynamics of the expansion of the Universe
10.1 Description of the scenario
10.2 Conclusions
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