Excitation of Atoms and Broadening of Spectral Lines povides a survey of elementary processes and mechanisms. It presents useful and relatively simple methods of approximation for calculating effective cross sections, giving a number of approximate formulas. Extensive tables list cross sections and rate coefficients for various atoms and elementary processes. The tables of cross sections were recalculated using an updated version of the computer code ATOM. Some material reflecting the recent progress in the field has been added to this new printing.

This research monograph/reference book provides a solid treatment for a wide readership concerned with atomic physics, plasma physics as well as astrophysics

Inhalt
1 Elementary Processes Giving Rise to Spectra.- 2 Theory of Atomic Collisions.- 3 Approximate Methods for Calculating Cross Sections.- 4 Collisions Between Heavy Particles.- 5 Some Problems of Excitation Kinetics.- 6 Tables and Formulas for the Estimation of Effective Cross Sections.- 7 Broadening of Spectral Lines.- References.- List of Symbols.