Topics in Atomic and Nuclear Collisions

Nuclear Collisions and Structure.- 1. Description of Heavy Ion Collisions at Intermediate Energies.- 2. Boltzmann Master Equation Theory of Nuclear Reactions: from Nucleons to Heavy Ions.- 3. Formation and Decay of Hot Nuclei.- 4. Statistical and Dynamical Aspects of Hot Nucleus De-Excitation.- 5. Negative Sidewards Flow in Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions and the Equation of State.- 6. Incomplete Fusion in Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions at Intermediate Energies.- 7. Dissipative Aspects of Intermediate-Mass Fragment Emission.- 8. Breakup Mechanism Features in the27A1(14N,x) Reaction at Bombarding Energies up to 116 MeV.- 9. Approaching 100Sn by Cluster Radioactivities.- 10. From a Decay to Cluster Radioactivity: A Microscopic Approach.- 11. Shell Model Interpretation of Nuclear Masses.- 12. Towards a New Shell Model Formalism.- Atomic Collisions.- 13. New Means and Objectives in the X and X-UV Spectroscopy and Imagery.- 14. Collisions of Molecules with Clusters:A Quasiclassical Study.- 15. Theory of Slow Atomic Collisions:Open Problems,New Trends.- 16. R-Matrix Calculation of Multichannel Quantum Defect Parameters in Heavy Alkaline Earth Atoms.- 17. Application of Quantum Defect Theory to the Associative Ionisation. Reaction between Two Laser-Excited Sodium Atoms.- 18. Applications of Multichannel Quantum Defect Theory to Collision Processes.- 19. Reduced S-Matrix Approach to Scattering Problems.- 20. Photoionization of Adsorbed Molecules:Dichroism and Backscattering.- 21. Two Colour Atomic Processes.- 22. A Strongly Perturbed Quantum System: H-Atom in Intense Laser Field.- 23. Simple High Order Accuracy Calculations of the Low Energy Mesic Atomic Collisions.- 24. Optical and X-Ray Properties of Active Galactic Nuclei.- New Phenomena at High Energy Collisions.- 25. Renaissance ofInterest in Cosmic Rays-the Role of Muons in Cosmic Rays Observations.- 26. The Sharp Lepton Problem and the C(Q0?) Scenario.- 27. Electromagnetic and Mesonic Cherenkov Effects in Nuclear Media.- 28. Index.