Handbook for Highly Charged Ion Spectroscopic Research

Yaming Zou is a professor of physics and chair of the Modern Physics Institute at Fudan University. Dr. Zou has worked at RIKEN, Lund University, GSI, Freiburg University, and Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics. She earned a Ph.D. in atomic physics from Fudan University. Roger Hutton is a professor of physics in the Modern Physics Institute at Fudan University. Dr. Hutton has worked at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, Lund University, and RIKEN. He earned a Ph.D. in atomic spectroscopy from Lund University.

TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES: Light Sources for Atomic Spectroscopy. Electron Beam Ion Traps: Principles and Applications to Highly Charged Ion Spectroscopy. Spectroscopic Instruments. Crystal Spectrometers. CCD Detectors. Microchannel-Plate Detectors in Atomic Physics Applications. Coincidence Techniques in Atomic Collisions. Isoelectronic Trends in Atomic Properties. INVESTIGATIONS OF ATOMIC STRUCTURE AND APPLICATIONS: Experimental Investigation of the Structure of Highly Ionized Atoms. Atomic Lifetime Measurements of Highly Charged Ions, Importance of Tungsten Spectroscopy to the Success of ITER. X-Ray Emission Spectroscopy and Diagnostics of Nonequilibrium Fusion and Laser-Produced Plasmas. Short-Wavelength Free Electron Lasers. QED Theory of Highly Charged Ions. Parity Nonconservation Effects in the Highly Charged Ions. Index.