UV and X-Ray Spectroscopy of Laboratory and Astrophysical Plasmas

UV and X-ray spectroscopy of astrophysical and laboratory plasmas draws interest from many disciplines. Contributions from international specialists are collected together in this book from a timely recent conference. In astrophysics, the Hubble Space Telescope, Astro 1 and ROSAT observatories are now providing UV and X-ray spectra and images of cosmic sources in unprecedented detail, while the Yohkoh mission recently collected superb data on the solar corona. In the laboratory, the development of ion-trap facilities and novel laser experiments are providing vital new data on high temperature plasmas. Recent innovations in the technology of spectroscopic instrumentation are discussed. These papers constitute an excellent up-to-date review of developments in short-wave length spectroscopy and offer a solid introduction to its theoretical and experimental foundations.

• Review of new and future advances in short-wavelength spectroscopy of cosmic and laboratory plasmas
• Solid introduction to theoretical and experimental foundations of short-wavelength spectroscopy
• Accounts of recent results with Hubble Space Telescope, Astro and ROSAT observatories, and the Yohkoh mission