Introduction to the Atomic and Radiation Physics of Plasmas

The physics of emission, absorption and interaction of light in astrophysics and in laboratory plasmas is developed from first principles.

List of contents

Preface; 1. Plasma and atomic physics; 2. The propagation of light; 3. Scattering; 4. Radiation emission in plasmas; 5. Radiation emission involving free electrons; 6. Opacity; 7. Discrete bound quantum states: hydrogen and hydrogen-like ions; 8. Discrete bound states: many-electron atoms and ions; 9. Discrete bound states: molecules; 10. Radiative transitions between discrete quantum states; 11. Collisions; 12. Collisional-radiative models; 13. High density plasmas; Appendix. Vectors, Maxwell's equations, the harmonic oscillator and a sum rule; References; Index.

About the author

G. J. Tallents is Professor in Physics at the York Plasma Institute at the University of York. His current research centres on the effects of high plasma density on spectroscopy and the interaction of extreme ultra-violet lasers with solid targets.

Summary

The physics of emission, absorption and interaction of light in astrophysics and in laboratory plasmas is developed from first principles and applied across various fields, from quantum mechanics, electricity and magnetism, to statistical physics. This text links undergraduate level atomic and radiation physics with the advanced material required for postgraduate study and research.

Product details

• Authors: G. J. Tallents, G. J. (University of York) Tallents, Greg J. (University of York) Tallents, Gregory J. (University of York) Tallents, TALLENTS GREG J.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2018
• EAN: 9781108419543
• ISBN: 978-1-108-41954-3
• No. of pages: 312
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Atomic physics, nuclear physics; SCIENCE / Physics / General, Astrophysics, Physics, Quantum physics (quantum mechanics & quantum field theory), Quantum physics (quantum mechanics and quantum field theory), Electricity, electromagnetism & magnetism, Nuclear chemistry, photochemistry & radiation, Atomic & molecular physics, Plasma Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, Electricity, electromagnetism and magnetism, Nuclear chemistry, photochemistry and radiation