Table of Contents

Quantum Mechanics and the Structure of Structure of Atoms and Ions.- The Development and Concepts of Atomic Physics.- The Hydrogen Atom.- Two-Electron Atoms and Ions.- Light Atoms.- The Structure of Heavy Atoms.- Excited Atoms.- Positive and Negative Ions.- The Autoionization States of Atoms and Ions.- Atoms in Interactions and Collisions.- Atoms in External Fields.- Interactions Involving Atoms and Ions.- Diatomic Molecules.- Atom Interaction in Systems of Many Bound Atoms.- Elastic Collisions of Atomic Particles.- Resonant Processes in Slow Atomic Collisions.- Inelastic Slow Atomic Collisions.- Collisions with Transitions in States of Continuous and Quasi-Continuous Spectra.

Reviews

From the reviews: "As a reference book on atomic physics, it is probably quite comprehensive. … A really good idea of the author has been to cover the basic principles in the main text of each chapter and reserve the last third of each chapter for … questions with detailed answers involving a large amount of mathematics. … it may be very useful for those who already have a profound understanding of atomic physics but want to refresh their knowledge … ." (Jan Posthumus, Physicalia, Vol. 26 (1), 2004)