Atomic Properties in Hot Plasmas From Levels to Superconfigurations /

• Main Authors: Bauche, Jacques (Author), Bauche-Arnoult, Claire (Author), Peyrusse, Olivier (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2015.
• Subjects: Physics.; Nuclear energy.; Quantum physics.; Atomic structure.; Molecular structure.; Spectra.; Plasma (Ionized gases).; Plasma Physics.; Nuclear Energy.; Atomic/Molecular Structure and Spectra.; Mathematical Methods in Physics.; Quantum Physics.

This book is devoted to the calculation of hot-plasma properties which generally requires a huge number of atomic data. It is the first book that combines information on the details of the basic atomic physics and its application to atomic spectroscopy with the use of the relevant statistical approa...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Abbreviations
• Introduction
• The Central-Field Configurational Model
• Distribution Functions. Energy Levels
• Statistical Properties of Transition Arrays
• Modeling of Ionic Spectra
• Static and Dynamical Equilibrium in Plasmas
• Super Configurations and Super Transition Arrays
• Global Approach to Plasmas in LTE Equilibrium
• Global Approaches to Non-LTE Hot Dense Plasmas. Effective Temperatures
• Hybrid Models
• Plasma Simulations
• Applications to Hot-Plasma Radiation
• Appendix A – The Tensor-Operator Formalism
• Appendix B – The Second-Quantization Method for Electrons in Atoms
• Appendix C – Partition Function Algebra
• Appendix D – Analytical Evaluation of the Ionic-Excitation Temperature T(I)
• Appendix E – Evaluation of the Radiative Power Losses of a Superconfiguration
• Subject index.