New Trends in Atomic and Molecular Physics: Advanced Technological Applications

Description

The field of Atomic and Molecular Physics (AMP) has reached significant advances in high–precision experimental measurement techniques. The area covers a wide spectrum ranging from conventional to new emerging multi-disciplinary areas like physics of highly charged ions (HCI), molecular physics, optical science, ultrafast laser technology etc. This book includes the important topics of atomic structure, physics of atomic collision, photoexcitation, photoionization processes, Laser cooling and trapping, Bose Einstein condensation and advanced technology applications of AMP in the fields of astronomy, astrophysics, fusion, biology and nanotechnology. This book is useful for researchers, professors, graduate, postgraduate and PhD students dealing with atomic and molecular physics. The book has a wide scope with applications in neighboring fields like plasma physics, astrophysics, cold collisions, nanotechnology and future fusion energy sources like ITER (international Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) Tokomak plasma machine, which need accurate AMP data. Front Matter....Pages I-XV Recent Investigations of Radiative Lifetimes and Transition Probabilities in Heavy Elements (37≤ Z ≤92)....Pages 1-21 Atomic Structure Calculations Useful for Fusion and Astrophysics....Pages 23-37 Highly Charged Ions in Rare Earth Permanent Magnet Penning Traps....Pages 39-56 Dominance of Higher-Order Contributions to Electronic Recombination....Pages 57-66 High Accuracy Non-LTE Modeling of X-Ray Radiation in Dense Matter....Pages 67-90 Dielectronic Satellites and Auger Electron Heating: Irradiation of Solids by Intense XUV-Free Electron Laser Radiation....Pages 91-114 The Iron Project: Photoionization and Photoexcitation of Fe XVII in Solar Opacity....Pages 115-132 Hybrid Theory of Electron-Hydrogenic Systems Elastic Scattering....Pages 133-147 Relativistic Electron-Atom Collisions: Recent Progress and Applications....Pages 149-166 Formation of a Narrow Group of Intense Lines in the Emission and Photoexcitation Spectra....Pages 167-188 Fluorescence in Astrophysical Plasmas....Pages 189-200 Topological Insulators with Ultracold Atoms....Pages 201-215 Modulation Transfer Through Coherence and Its Application to Atomic Frequency Offset Locking....Pages 217-234 Quantum Physics Inspired Optical Effects in Tight-Binding Lattices....Pages 235-251 Astronomy and Cancer Research: X-Rays and Nanotechnology from Black Holes to Cancer Therapy....Pages 253-265 Transmission of Slow Highly Charged Ions Through Ultra-thin Carbon Nano-sheets....Pages 267-277 Relevance of Electron-Molecule Collision Data for Engineering Purposes....Pages 279-299 Data-Intensive Profile for the VAMDC....Pages 301-316 Seismology of the Sun: Inference of Thermal, Dynamic and Magnetic Field Structures of the Interior....Pages 317-341 Back Matter....Pages 343-350