Polarization, Alignment, and Orientation in Atomic Collisions

• Main Authors: Andersen, Nils (Author), Bartschat, Klaus (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2017.
• Series: Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics, 96
• Subjects: Physics.; Atoms.; Condensed matter.; Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics.; Condensed Matter Physics.; Numerical and Computational Physics, Simulation.

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 a...