Graduate students with a basic knowledge of atomic and quantum physics will find this to be an outstanding and modern introductory course on the interaction of particles and radiation with matter. Many applications are given, which makes this book a suitable reference for scientists.

Inhalt
Introduction: Fundamentals of the Structure of Matter.- A. Elementary Particles.- B. The Atomic Nucleus.- C. Atoms and Molecules.- I. Interaction of Charged Particles with Matter.- First Lecture.- Second Lecture.- Third Lecture.- Fourth Lecture.- Fifth Lecture.- Sixth Lecture.- II. Interaction of Electromagnetic Radiation with Matter.- Seventh Lecture.- Eighth Lecture.- Ninth Lecture.- Tenth Lecture.- Eleventh Lecture.- Twelfth Lecture.- IV. Mesoatomic and Mesomolecular Processes.- Thirteenth Lecture.- Fourteenth Lecture.- References to Figures and Tables.