Atomic Collisions

This companion volume to the comprehensive Atomic Collisions: Electron and Photon Projectiles is the latest, most unified treatment available of heavy particle projectile collisions. Covering the collisions of atoms, molecules, and ions, this new work focuses on experiments while seamlessly integrating modern theory wherever appropriate. Atomic Collisions: Heavy Particle Projectiles deals with impact energies extending from the subthermal to energies at which nuclear forces become important. Its broad yet thorough coverage describes every modern technique being used today, such as nozzle beam expansion sources, beam monochromators, particle detectors, merged beam technologies, coincidence measurements, and laser photo-detachment and probing techniques. The book emphasizes collision mechanisms throughout. Collisions of many types are covered: elastic scattering, excitation, dissociation, energy transfer, chemical reactions, ionization, charge transfer, ion and electron transport, and electron-and ion-ion recombination. An extensive discussion of negative ions is also included. Atomic Collisions: Heavy Particle Projectiles is self-contained and highlighted with complete references and problems at the end of each chapter. Along with its companion volume, this book is an invaluable reference in a booming discipline.M. Eugene Rudd is the author of 'Atomic Collisions', published 1993 under ISBN 9780471853084 and ISBN 0471853089.