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Front Cover; Advances in Atomic and Molecular Physics, Volume 22; Copyright Page; Contents; Chapter 1. Positronium-Its Formation and Interaction with Simple Systems; I. Introduction; II. Positronium Formation in Positron-Atom Scattering; III. The Interaction of Positronium with Simple Systems; IV. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 2. Experimental Aspects of Positron and Positronium Physics; I. Introduction; II. Annihilation Spectra for Positrons in Gases; III. Cross-Section Measurements with Positron Beams; References.

Chapter 3. Doubly Excited States, Including New Classification SchemesI. Introduction; II. Analysis of Radial and Angular Correlations; III. Classification of Doubly Excited States; IV. Solution of the Two-Electron Schrodinger Equation in Hyperspherical Coordinates; V. Body-Frame Analysis of Correlation Quantum Numbers; VI. Effects of Strong Electric Fields on Resonance Structures in H-Photodetachment; VII. Doubly Excited States of Multielectron Atoms; VIII. Concluding Remarks and Perspectives; References.

Chapter 4. Measurements of Charge Transfer and Ionization in Collisions Involving Hydrogen AtomsI. Introduction; II. Outline of Experimental Methods; III. Charge Transfer; IV. Ionization; V. Cross Sections for Electron Removal from Hydrogen Atoms in Collisions with Positive Ions; References; Chapter 5. Electron-Ion and Ion-on Collisions with Intersecting Beams; I. Introduction; II. Notes on Experimental Techniques; III. Ionization of Positive Atomic Ions by Electron Impact; IV. Measurements of Dielectronic Recombination; V. Measurements of Electron-Impact Excitation of Positive Ions.

VI . Scattering of Electrons by IonsVII . Collisions between Electrons and Negative Ions; VIII. Collisions between Electrons and Molecular Ions; IX. Collisions between Positive and Negative Ions; X. Collisions between Positive Ions; References; Chapter 6. Electron Capture by Simple Ions; I. Introduction; II. Theory; III. Experimental Background; IV. Typical Studies; V. Ion-Molecule Charge-Exchange Collisions: He++ H2; VI. Ion-Molecule Collisions: Other Systems; VII. Electron-Transfer-Excitation Collisions; References; Chapter 7. Relativistic Heavy-Ion-Atom Collisions; I. Introduction.

II. ExperimentsIII. Ionization Processes; IV. Electron-Capture Processes; V. Collisions in Solid Targets; VI. X-Ray Continuum Processes; VII. Ultrarelativistic Collisions; VIII. Relativistic Few-Electron Ions in Quantum Electrodynamics Experiments; IX. Conclusions; References; Chapter 8. Continued-Fraction Methods in Atomic Physics; I. Introduction; II. Continued-Fraction Solutions to Linear Equations; III. Perturbation Theories; IV. The Density Matrix and Rate Equations; V. Conclusions; Appendix: Derivation of the Continued-Fraction Expansion of a Determinant; References; Index.

ADV IN ATOMIC & amp; MOLECULAR PHYSICS V22.

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