In response to the explosion of theories and experiments since the appearance of the first edition, the author has revised and expanded his basic text. New sections include up-to-date discussions of multiphoton ionization, and electron-atom and atom-atom scattering in laser fields, reaffirming the work's position as the standard introduction to the field.

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Basic Ideas. States in a Weak-Near-Resonant Field. More General States of an Atom in a Laser Field. Spontaneous Radiation by Atoms in Lasers. Deflection of Atoms in Laser Fields and External Fields. Potential Scattering of Charged Particles in a Laser Field. Multiphoton Ionization. Electron-Atom Scattering in a Laser Field. Atom-Atom Scattering in the Field of a Laser. Index.