Relativistic Collisions of Structured Atomic Particles

Dr. Alexander Voitkiv, Professor Dr. Joachim Ullrich (auth.)3540784209, 9783540784203, 9783540784210

The book reviews the progress achieved over the last decade in the study of collisions between an ion and an atom in which both the atomic particles carry electrons and can undergo transitions between their internal states — including continua. It presents the detailed considerations of different theoretical approaches, that can be used to describe collisions of structured atomic particles for the very broad interval of impact energies ranging from 0.5–1 MeV/u till extreme relativistic energies where the collision velocity very closely approaches the speed of light.

Table of contents :
Front Matter….Pages I-XI
Introduction….Pages 1-4
First Order Considerations….Pages 7-15
Considerations Beyond First Order Perturbation Theory….Pages 17-47
Introduction to Relativistic Collisions….Pages 51-65
Descriptions of Collisions Within the First Order Approximation in the Projectile–Target Interaction….Pages 67-129
Theoretical Methods Extending beyond the First Order Approximation….Pages 131-186
Impact Parameter Dependence of Projectile-Electron Excitation and Loss in Relativistic Collisions….Pages 187-200
Cross Sections and Comparison with Experiment….Pages 201-247
Back Matter….Pages 249-284