Atomic Physics in Hot Plasmas

by David Salzmann

Overview

The aim of this book is to provide the reader with a coherent and updated comprehensive treatise that covers the central subjects of the field. The style and content is suitable both for students and researchers. Highlights of the book include (among many others) the Ion-Sphere model, statistical models, Average-Atom model, emission spectrum, unresolved transition arrays, supertransition arrays, radiation transport, escape factors and x-ray lasers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195109306
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	08/20/1998
Series:	International Series of Monographs on Physics , #97
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	9.56(w) x 6.24(h) x 0.83(d)

About the Author

Soreq Nuclear Research Center

Table of Contents

1. Introductory Remarks, Notations, and Units2. Modeling of the Atomic Potential in Hot Plasmas3. Atomic Properties in Hot Plasmas4. Atomic Processes in Hot Plasmas5. Population Distributions6. The Emission Spectrum7. Line Broadening8. Experimental Considerations: Plasma Diagnostics9. The Absorption Spectrum and Radiation Transport10. Applications