Electron-Atom Collisions [Paperback]

This book is a comprehensive introduction to theory and experiment in electron-atom collisions.A comprehensive introduction to theory and experiment in electron-atom collisions. It covers one-electron problems, the theory of atomic bound states, formal scattering theory, calculation of scattering amplitudes, spin-independent and spin-dependent scattering observables, ionisation and electron momentum spectroscopy.A comprehensive introduction to theory and experiment in electron-atom collisions. It covers one-electron problems, the theory of atomic bound states, formal scattering theory, calculation of scattering amplitudes, spin-independent and spin-dependent scattering observables, ionisation and electron momentum spectroscopy.This book is a comprehensive introduction to electron-atom collisions, covering both theory and experiment. The interaction of electrons with atoms is the field that most deeply probes both the structure and reaction dynamics of a many-body system. The book begins with a short account of experimental techniques of cross-section measurement. It then introduces the essential quantum mechanics background needed. The following chapters cover one-electron problems (from the classic particle in a box to a relativistic electron in a central potential), the theory of atomic bound states, formal scattering theory, calculation of scattering amplitudes, spin-independent and spin-dependent scattering observables, ionisation and electron momentum spectroscopy. The connections between experimental and theoretical developments are emphasised throughout.Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Experimental techniques for cross-section measurements; 3. Background quantum mechanics in the atomic context; 4. One-electron problems; 5. Theory of atomic bound states; 6. Formal scattering theory; 7. Calculation of scattering amplitudes; 8. Spin-independent scattering observables; 9. Spin-dependent scattering observables; 10. Ionisation; 11. Electron momentum spectroscopy; Referl£O