Electron-Atom Collisions
Electron-Atom Collisions
Erich Weigold, Australian National University, Canberra
£56.00
GBPThis book is a comprehensive introduction to electron-atom collisions, covering both theory and experiment. The interaction of electrons with atoms is the field that most deeply probes both the structure and reaction dynamics of a many-body system. The book begins with a short account of experimental techniques of cross-section measurement. It then introduces the essential quantum mechanics background needed. The following chapters cover one-electron problems (from the classic particle in a box to a relativistic electron in a central potential), the theory of atomic bound states, formal scattering theory, calculation of scattering amplitudes, spin-independent and spin-dependent scattering observables, ionisation and electron momentum spectroscopy. The connections between experimental and theoretical developments are emphasised throughout.
- Theory and experiment explained concurrently
- Large breadth of topics covered
Product details
September 2005Paperback
9780521019682
344 pages
245 × 170 × 19 mm
0.553kg
90 b/w illus. 21 tables
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Experimental techniques for cross-section measurements
- 3. Background quantum mechanics in the atomic context
- 4. One-electron problems
- 5. Theory of atomic bound states
- 6. Formal scattering theory
- 7. Calculation of scattering amplitudes
- 8. Spin-independent scattering observables
- 9. Spin-dependent scattering observables
- 10. Ionisation
- 11. Electron momentum spectroscopy
- References
- Index.
