Published 1983
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Rydberg states
Description
This chapter considers the formation of Rydberg atoms; their radiative decay; their behavior in electric and electromagnetic fields; and their collisions with atoms and ions. Discusses electron capture into high excited states; laser excitation of Rydberg states; Stark shift and Stark mixing; field ionization; ionization in oscillating fields; thermal collisions of Rydberg atoms; fast collisions of Rydberg atoms; n-changing collisions; and charge exchange. Points out that a large amount of experimental work has been done on collisions of Rydberg atoms with neutral perturbers at thermal energies, and most of it concerns the destruction of Rydberg alkali atoms in collisions with rare gases
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- Plenum Publishing Corp.
- Imprint Place
- New York, NY (USA)
- Imprint Title
- Atomic and molecular physics of controlled thermonuclear fusion
- Journal Page Range
- p. 313-337.
Conference
- Title
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization Advanced Study Institute conference on atomic and molecular processes in controlled thermonuclear research.
- Dates
- 19-30 Jul 1982.
- Place
- Palermo (Italy).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 16003913
- Subject category
- S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ATOM-ATOM COLLISIONS; ATOMS; DECAY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTRON CAPTURE; EXCITATION; EXCITED STATES; ION-ATOM COLLISIONS; LASERS; OSCILLATIONS; RARE GASES; RYDBERG STATES; STARK EFFECT
- Descriptors DEC
- AMPLIFIERS; ATOM COLLISIONS; CAPTURE; COLLISIONS; ELEMENTS; ENERGY LEVELS; ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS; EQUIPMENT; ION COLLISIONS; NONMETALS