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The Physics of Multiply and Highly Charged Ions

Volume 1: Sources, Applications and Fundamental Processes

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Editors:
  1. Fred J. Currell

    1. Department of Physics, The Queen’s University, Belfast, Northern Ireland

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxiv
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  2. Ion Sources

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. ECR Ion Sources

      • R. Trassl
      Pages 3-37

    3. Electron Beam Ion Traps and Their Use in the Study of Highly Charged Ions

      • E. J. Currell
      Pages 39-75

  4. Fundamental Interactions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 197-197
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    2. Photoionization of Atomic Ions

      • N. J. Wilson, K. L. Bell
      Pages 199-229

    3. Recombination of Cooled Highly Charged Ions with Low-Energy Electrons

      • E. Lindroth, R. Schuch
      Pages 231-268

    4. Dielectronic Recombination in External Electromagnetic Fields

      • A. Müller, S. Schippers
      Pages 269-301

    5. Electron Ion Scattering Using an R-Matrix Approach

      • M. P. Scott, P. G. Burke
      Pages 303-332

    6. Electron Impact Ionisation of Hydrogen-Like Ions

      • B. E. O’Rourke, H. Watanabe, F. J. Currell
      Pages 333-349

    7. Test of Strong-Field QED

      • Th. Stöhlker, T. Beier, H. F. Beyer, Th. Kühl, W. Quint
      Pages 351-386

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 387-389
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About this book

It is arguable that most of chemistry and a large portion of atomic physics is concemed with the behaviour of the 92 naturally occurring elements in each of 3 charge states (+1, 0, -1); 276 distinct species. The world of multiply and highly charged ions provides a further 4186 species for us to study. Over 15 times as many! It is the nature of human beings to explore the unknown. This nature is par­ ticularly strong in physicists although this may not be readily apparent because theses explorations are undertaken in somewhat abstract 'spaces'. It is, then, no surprise that we have begun to explore the realm of multiply and highly charged ions. Over the past few decades, a consistent1y high quality body of work has emerged as the fruits of this exploration. This intemationally based subject, pursued in universities and research laboratories worldwide, has ex­ panded beyond its roots in atomic physics. We now see it embracing elements of surface science, nuclear physics and plasma physics as well as drawing on a wide range of technologies. This speciality offers new tests of some of our most fundamental ideas in physics and simultaneously new medical cures, new ways of fabricating electronic gadgets, a major hope for clean sustainable energy and explanations for astrophysical phenomena. It is both a deeply fundamental and a widely applicable area of investigation.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Physics, The Queen’s University, Belfast, Northern Ireland

    Fred J. Currell

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Physics of Multiply and Highly Charged Ions

  • Book Subtitle: Volume 1: Sources, Applications and Fundamental Processes

  • Editors: Fred J. Currell

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0542-4

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2003

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-1565-6Published: 30 September 2003

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-6402-8Published: 01 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-0542-4Published: 14 March 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXXIV, 389

  • Number of Illustrations: 119 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics, Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons, Radiotherapy, Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

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