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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784864803321

Autore

Salzmann David <1938->

Titolo

Atomic physics in hot plasmas [[electronic resource] /] / David Salzmann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1998

ISBN

0-19-773206-2

1-280-52914-8

9786610529148

0-19-535515-6

1-4294-0015-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 p.)

Collana

International series of monographs on physics ; ; 97

Disciplina

530.44

Soggetti

Atoms

High temperature plasmas

Ions

Plasma spectroscopy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-257) and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introductory Remarks, Notations, and Units -- 2. Modeling of the Atomic Potential in Hot Plasmas -- 3. Atomic Properties in Hot Plasmas -- 4. Atomic Processes in Hot Plasmas -- 5. Population Distributions -- 6. The Emission Spectrum -- 7. Line Broadening -- 8. Experimental Considerations: Plasma Diagnostics -- 9. The Absorption Spectrum and Radiation Transport -- 10. Applications.

Sommario/riassunto

Presents a comprehensive treatise on the field of atomic physics in hot plasmas, which can be used both for tutorial and professional purposes, and which summarizes the central subjects in the field.