Atomic Properties in Hot Plasmas: From Levels to Superconfigurations

By Olivier Peyrusse, Claire Bauche-Arnoult, Jacques Bauche

Book Overview

Preface.- Abbreviations.- Introduction.- The Central-Field Configurational Model.- Distribution Functions. Energy Levels.- Statistical Properties of Transition Arrays.- Modeling of Ionic Spectra.- Static and Dynamical Equilibrium in Plasmas.- Super Configurations and Super Transition Arrays.- Global Approach to Plasmas in LTE Equilibrium.- Global Approaches to Non-LTE Hot Dense Plasmas. Effective Temperatures.- Hybrid Models.- Plasma Simulations.- Applications to Hot-Plasma Radiation.- Appendix A - The Tensor-Operator Formalism.- Appendix B - The Second-Quantization Method for Electrons in Atoms.- Appendix C - Partition Function Algebra.- Appendix D - Analytical Evaluation of the Ionic-Excitation Temperature T(I).- Appendix E - Evaluation of the Radiative Power Losses of a Superconfiguration.- Subject index.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319371681
• ISBN13: 9783319371689
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 379 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"