The Transfer of Spectral Line Radiation

Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-0-521-10602-3
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 556 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 892 g

Originally published in 1985, this monograph describes the interaction of radiation with plasma. Using an approach that is particularly relevant to the interpretation of data from laboratory plasmas or stellar atmospheres, the author sets out the physics and mathematics of the interaction of photons with atoms, molecules, ions and electrons. The emphasis throughout is on relating the formal mathematics to the real world of observable properties and interpretation. The equation of radiative transfer for a two-level atom is solved exactly by two distinct methods. Techniques for solving more realistic problems are then presented. This leads to the main thrust of the book which gives a detailed analysis of the matter - radiation interaction.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cannon, C. J.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Astrophysik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Thermodynamik Plasmaphysik
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astrophysik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Quantenphysik Atom- und Molekülphysik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
1. Basic theory for model 2-level atoms
2. Exact solutions to the transfer equation
3. Numerical methods of solution
4. Extension to model multi-level atoms
5. Radiation gas dynamics
6. Quantum mechanical emission and absorption profiles
7. Frequency and angle re-distribution
8. A quantum electrodynamical radiative transfer equation
Appendices
References.