Relativistic Collisions of Structured Atomic Particles

• Main Authors: Voitkiv, Alexander (Author), Ullrich, Joachim (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Series: Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics, 49
• Subjects: Physics.; Nuclear physics.; Heavy ions.; Hadrons.; Atoms.; Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics.; Mathematical Methods in Physics.; Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons.

The book reviews the progress achieved over the last decade in the study of collisions between an ion and an atom in which both the atomic particles carry electrons and can undergo transitions between their internal states -- including continua. It presents the detailed considerations of different t...

Table of Contents:

• Nonrelativistic Collisions
• First Order Considerations
• Considerations Beyond First Order Perturbation Theory
• Relativistic Collisions
• to Relativistic Collisions
• Descriptions of Collisions Within the First Order Approximation in the Projectile–Target Interaction
• Theoretical Methods Extending beyond the First Order Approximation
• Impact Parameter Dependence of Projectile-Electron Excitation and Loss in Relativistic Collisions
• Cross Sections and Comparison with Experiment.