The Theory of Atomic Structure and Spectra

Robert D. Cowan

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The Theory of Atomic Structure and Spectra

Robert D. Cowan

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2023

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Volume 3 | Los Alamos Series in Basic and Applied Sciences

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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.

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. Th

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Cowan Robert D. :

Robert D. Cowan was a staff member at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	XV
CHAPTER 1. EXPERIMENTAL BACKGROUND AND BASIC CONCEPTS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
CHAPTER 2. ANGULAR-MOMENTUM PROPERTIES OF WAVEFUNCTIONS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	33
CHAPTER 3. ONE-ELECTRON ATOMS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	67
CHAPTER 4. COMPLEX ATOMS-THE VECTOR MODEL Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	93
CHAPTER 5. THE 3n-j SYMBOLS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	142
CHAPTER 6. CONFIGURATION-AVERAGE ENERGIES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	156
CHAPTER 7. RADIAL WAVE EQUATIONS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	176
CHAPTER 8. RADIAL WAVEFUNCTIONS AND RADIAL INTEGRALS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	214
CHAPTER 9. COUPLED ANTISYMMETRIC BASIS FUNCTIONS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	240
CHAPTER 10. ENERGY LEVEL STRUCTURE (SIMPLE CONFIGURATIONS) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	276
CHAPTER 11. THE ALGEBRA OF IRREDUCIBLE TENSOR OPERATORS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	303
CHAPTER 12. ENERGY LEVEL STRUCTURE (COMPLEX CONFIGURATIONS) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	327
CHAPTER 13. CONFIGURATION INTERACTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	358
CHAPTER 14. RADIATIVE TRANSITIONS (El) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	395
CHAPTER 15. RADIATIVE TRANSITIONS (Ml AND E2) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	442
CHAPTER 16. NUMERICAL CALCULATION OF ENERGY LEVELS AND SPECTRA Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	456
CHAPTER 17. EXTERNAL FIELDS AND NUCLEAR EFFECTS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	485
CHAPTER 18. CONTINUUM STATES; IONIZATION AND RECOMBINATION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	512
CHAPTER 19. HIGHLY IONIZED ATOMS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	570
CHAPTER 20. RARE-EARTH AND TRANSITION ELEMENTS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	598
CHAPTER 21. STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	616
Appendix A. Physical Constants, Units, and Conversion Factors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	632
Appendix B. Conversion Between Vacuum and Air Wavelengths Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	634
Appendix C. 3-j Symbols Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	635
Appendix D. 6-j Symbols Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	646
Appendix E. One-Electron and Total-Atom Energies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	665
Appendix F. Basis Functions, Matrix Elements, and Racah Algebra Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	668
Appendix G. Matrix Elements of Spherical Harmonics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	677
Appendix H. Coefficients of Fractional Parentage, U(k), V(kl) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	679
Appendix I. Relative Line Strengths Within an LS Multiplet Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	694
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	702
Name Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	709
Subject Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	717

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9780520906150

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