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Theory of Atomic Collisions

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Excitation of Atoms and Broadening of Spectral Lines

Part of the book series: Springer Series on Atoms+Plasmas ((SSAOPP,volume 15))

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In this chapter the fundamentals of the general theory of electron collisions with atoms and ions are considered. The treatment begins with the simplest case of scattering in a central field. The quasi-classical (impact parameter) approximation for scattering phases η(p) and their connection with quantum phases ηλ are obtained. Formulas expressing the cross sections in terms of unitary S matrices are given.

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  1. P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospect 53, 117924, Moscow, Russia

    Professor Dr. Igor I. Sobel’man, Professor Leonid A. Vainshtein & Dr. Evgenii A. Yukov

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  1. Professor Dr. Igor I. Sobel’man
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Sobel’man, I.I., Vainshtein, L.A., Yukov, E.A. (1995). Theory of Atomic Collisions. In: Excitation of Atoms and Broadening of Spectral Lines. Springer Series on Atoms+Plasmas, vol 15. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57825-0_2

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