Atoms in Plasmas

This monograph explores radiative-collisional phenomena in neutral and ionized gases. Central to the study is discussion of the "perturbed atom" - an atom under the influence of different perturbations in plasmas, such as electrical and magnetic fields, laser fields or collisions with particles.

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"Atoms in Plasmas" is concerned with radiative-collisional phenomena in neutral and ionized gases. Central to the studies is a "perturbed atom" that is an atom under the influence of different perturbations in plasmas, namely by electrical and magnetic fields, fields of plasma oscillations, laser and Planck-radiation fields, collisions with excited particles, stochastic accelerations, etc. The treatment covers fundamental aspects of modern physics, such as atomic quantum mechanics and quantum optics, radiation and collisional processes in plasmas and gases, nonlinear laser spectroscopy, plasma diagnostics, etc.