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Absorption and Emission of Radiation During Electron Excitation of Atoms

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Part of the book series: Fundamental Theories of Physics ((FTPH,volume 45))

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Recent progress in experiments studying the excitation of atoms by electron impact in the presence of an intense carbon dioxide laser is described. Possible future experiments in what is a new field in atomic collision physics are also discussed.

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  1. Department of Physics, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada, B2G 1CO

    Barry Wallbank

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  1. Physics Department, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA

    David Hestenes

  2. Laser-Electron Interactions Laboratory, Department of Physics, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Antonio Weingartshofer

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Wallbank, B. (1991). Absorption and Emission of Radiation During Electron Excitation of Atoms. In: Hestenes, D., Weingartshofer, A. (eds) The Electron. Fundamental Theories of Physics, vol 45. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3570-2_17

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