The Theory of Atomic Structure and Spectra / Robert D. Cowan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cowan, Robert Duane, 1919- author.

Series:

Los Alamos series in basic and applied sciences ; Volume 3.

Los Alamos Series in Basic and Applied Sciences Series ; Volume 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Atomic structure.

Atomic spectroscopy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (752 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, California : University of California Press, [1981]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Both the interpretation of atomic spectra and the application of atomic spectroscopy to current problems in astrophysics, laser physics, and thermonuclear plasmas require a thorough knowledge of the Slater-Condon theory of atomic structure and spectra. This book gathers together aspects of the theory that are widely scattered in the literature and augments them to produce a coherent set of closed-form equations suitable both for computer calculations on cases of arbitrary complexity and for hand calculations for very simple cases.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

CHAPTER 1. EXPERIMENTAL BACKGROUND AND BASIC CONCEPTS

CHAPTER 2. ANGULAR-MOMENTUM PROPERTIES OF WAVEFUNCTIONS

CHAPTER 3. ONE-ELECTRON ATOMS

CHAPTER 4. COMPLEX ATOMS-THE VECTOR MODEL

CHAPTER 5. THE 3n-j SYMBOLS

CHAPTER 6. CONFIGURATION-AVERAGE ENERGIES

CHAPTER 7. RADIAL WAVE EQUATIONS

CHAPTER 8. RADIAL WAVEFUNCTIONS AND RADIAL INTEGRALS

CHAPTER 9. COUPLED ANTISYMMETRIC BASIS FUNCTIONS

CHAPTER 10. ENERGY LEVEL STRUCTURE (SIMPLE CONFIGURATIONS)

CHAPTER 11. THE ALGEBRA OF IRREDUCIBLE TENSOR OPERATORS

CHAPTER 12. ENERGY LEVEL STRUCTURE (COMPLEX CONFIGURATIONS)

CHAPTER 13. CONFIGURATION INTERACTION

CHAPTER 14. RADIATIVE TRANSITIONS (El)

CHAPTER 15. RADIATIVE TRANSITIONS (Ml AND E2)

CHAPTER 16. NUMERICAL CALCULATION OF ENERGY LEVELS AND SPECTRA

CHAPTER 17. EXTERNAL FIELDS AND NUCLEAR EFFECTS

CHAPTER 18. CONTINUUM STATES; IONIZATION AND RECOMBINATION

CHAPTER 19. HIGHLY IONIZED ATOMS

CHAPTER 20. RARE-EARTH AND TRANSITION ELEMENTS

CHAPTER 21. STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS

Appendix A. Physical Constants, Units, and Conversion Factors

Appendix B. Conversion Between Vacuum and Air Wavelengths

Appendix C. 3-j Symbols

Appendix D. 6-j Symbols

Appendix E. One-Electron and Total-Atom Energies

Appendix F. Basis Functions, Matrix Elements, and Racah Algebra

Appendix G. Matrix Elements of Spherical Harmonics

Appendix H. Coefficients of Fractional Parentage, U(k), V(kl)

Appendix I. Relative Line Strengths Within an LS Multiplet

Bibliography

Name Index

Subject Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780520906150

0520906152

OCLC:

1149395863