Graduate text/reference for researchers and professionals in atomic physics on polarization, alignment, and orientation in atomic collisions. Book includes examples and applications to various fields, and includes key historical papers.

Autorentext

Nils Andersen is Professor of Physics at the Niels Bohr Institute of the University of Copenhagen. His main activities include experimental and theoretical studies of atomic collisions involving optically prepared states. Recent research interests include cold and ultracold collisions. Klaus Bartschat is the Ellis & Nelle Levitt distinguished Professor of Physics at the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Drake University. His research in theoretical and computational atomic physics focuses on combining the general theory of measurement with highly accurate numerical calculations. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society and has published 2 books, 50 book chapters, 12 review articles, and more than 300 papers on electron and photon collisions with atoms and ions.

Inhalt

1. Introduction.- 2 Polarized Light.- 3 Polarized Electrons.- 4 Experimental Geometries and Approaches.- 5 Density Matrices: Connecting Experiment and Theory.- 6 Computational Methods.- 7. Electron-Impact Excitation.- 8 Ion- and Atom-Impact Excitation.- 9 Propensity Rules.- 10 Impact Ionization.- 11 Related Topics and Applications.- Introductory Summaries.- 1. Prüfung von D-Leuchten, das von einem nahezu parallelen Elektronenbündel angeregt ist, auf Polarisation, Ann. Phys. (Leipzig) 77 (1925); 273277, 286.- 2. On the Excitation of Polarised Light by Electron Impact, Proc. Roy. Soc. A 112 (1926); 642, 651660.- 3. On the Excitation of Polarised Light by Electron Impact. II.Mercury, Proc. Roy. Soc. A 117 (1927); 224225, 237244.- 4. Zur Quantenmechanik der Richtungs-entartung, Z. Phys. 43 (1927) 2746.- 5. On the Quantum Theory of the Polarization of Impact Radiation, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 13 (1927) 800805.- 8. Effect of Nuclear Spin on the Radiation Excited by Electron Impact, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 18 (1932) 231237.- 10. Collision Alignment of Molecules, Atoms, and Nuclei, Phys. Rev. 98 (1955) 1853.- 11. The Polarization of Atomic Line Radiation Excited by Electron Impact, Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. A 251 (1958) 113124, 129138.- 12. Production of Highly Polarized Electron Beams by Low-Energy Scattering, Phys. Rev. Lett. 15 (1965) 575577.- 14. The Perfect Scattering Experiment. I, Comm. At. Mol. Phys. 1 (1969) 4144.- 15. The Perfect Scattering Experiment. II, Comm. At. Mol. Phys. 1 (1969) 6569.- 17. Experimental Verification of the Fano Effect, Phys. Rev. Lett. 24 (1969) 8788.- 19. Measurement of Differential Charge-Transfer Cross Sectionsand Probabilities by Photon-Particle Coincidence Technique, Phys. Rev. Lett. 25 (1970)491494.- 20. Theory of Atomic Photon-Particle Coincidence Measurements, Phys. Rev. A 4 (1971) 22882300.- 21. Differential Measurement of the He 33P Excitation, in He+-He Collisions, by Using an Ion-Photon Coincidence Method, Phys. Rev. Lett. 26 (1971) 14111413.- 22. The Variation with Electron Scattering Angle of the Polarisation of Atomic Line Radiation Excited by Electron Impact, J. Phys. B 5 (1972) 1126, 1135.- 23. Measurements of Complex Excitation Amplitudes in Electron-Helium Collisions by Angular Correlations Using a Coincidence Method, Phys. Rev. Lett. 31(1973) 576579.- 25. Impact Excitation and Polarization of the Emitted Light, Rev. Mod. Phys. 45 (1973) 553565, 572573.- 26. Direct Observation of Exchange Scattering by Spin Flip of Polarized Electrons in Excitation of Mercury, Phys. Rev. Lett. 33 (1974) 341343.- 28. Theory of Electron Scattering from Laser Excited Atoms, J. Phys. B 7 (1974) 21732188.- 29. Measurements of Photon Polarization and Angular Correlation for He+-He Collisions Using an Ion-Photon Coincidence Technique, Phys. Rev. Lett. 34 (1975) 444447.- 30. Polarized-Photon, Scattered-Atom Coincidence Measurements in He+-He Collisions, Phys. Rev. Lett. 35 (1975) 723725.- 31. Photon Vector Polarization and Coherence Parameters in an Electron-Photon Coincidence Experiment on Helium, Phys. Rev. Lett. 36 (1976) 577580.- Further Readings.