Beschreibung:
This book covers polarization, alignment, and orientation effects in atomic collisions induced by electron, heavy particle, or photon impact. The first part of the book presents introductory chapters on light and particle polarization, experimental and computational methods, and the density matrix and state multipole formalism. Examples and exercises are included. The second part of the book deals with case studies of electron impact and heavy particle excitation, electron transfer, impact ionization, and autoionization. A separate chapter on photo-induced processes by new-generation light sources has been added. The last chapter discusses related topics and applications. Part III includes examples of charge clouds and introductory summaries of selected seminal papers of tutorial value from the early history of the field (1925 - 1975).
Part I Basic Concepts.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Polarized Light.- 3 Polarized Electrons.- 4 Experimental Geometries and Approaches.- 5 Density Matrices: Connecting Experiment and Theory.- 6 Computational Methods.- Part II Case Studies.- 7 Electron Impact Excitation.- 8 Ion and Atom Impact Excitation.- 9 Propensity Rules.- 10 Impact Ionization.- 11 Photo-Driven Processes.- 12 Related Topics and Applications.- Part III Selection of Historical Papers (1925-1976).- 13 Introductory Summaries.- Index.