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Highly charged ions are the most chemically reactive species known
to mankind. This reactivity is due to the extremely large potential
energy they posses. This textbook deals with the wide range of
interactions which occur when such ions interact with other forms
of matter, especially solid surfaces and gasses. Particular
emphasis is placed on situations where the kinetic energy
associated with the interactions is small so that the effects of
the high potential energy are most apparent. Experimental and
theoretical techniques of investigation are covered in addition to
the findings they produce.
The treatment aims to be instructive to the beginner while leading
on to a level where the newest findings are reviewed. As such the
text is suitable for final year undergraduates, postgraduates or
experienced researchers.
It is arguable that most of chemistry and a large portion of atomic
physics is concemed with the behaviour of the 92 naturally
occurring elements in each of 3 charge states (+1, 0, -1); 276
distinct species. The world of multiply and highly charged ions
provides a further 4186 species for us to study. Over 15 times as
many It is the nature of human beings to explore the unknown. This
nature is par ticularly strong in physicists although this may not
be readily apparent because theses explorations are undertaken in
somewhat abstract 'spaces'. It is, then, no surprise that we have
begun to explore the realm of multiply and highly charged ions.
Over the past few decades, a consistent1y high quality body of work
has emerged as the fruits of this exploration. This intemationally
based subject, pursued in universities and research laboratories
worldwide, has ex panded beyond its roots in atomic physics. We now
see it embracing elements of surface science, nuclear physics and
plasma physics as well as drawing on a wide range of technologies.
This speciality offers new tests of some of our most fundamental
ideas in physics and simultaneously new medical cures, new ways of
fabricating electronic gadgets, a major hope for clean sustainable
energy and explanations for astrophysical phenomena. It is both a
deeply fundamental and a widely applicable area of investigation."
Highly charged ions are the most chemically reactive species known
to mankind. This reactivity is due to the extremely large potential
energy they posses. This textbook deals with the wide range of
interactions which occur when such ions interact with other forms
of matter, especially solid surfaces and gasses. Particular
emphasis is placed on situations where the kinetic energy
associated with the interactions is small so that the effects of
the high potential energy are most apparent. Experimental and
theoretical techniques of investigation are covered in addition to
the findings they produce.
The treatment aims to be instructive to the beginner while leading
on to a level where the newest findings are reviewed. As such the
text is suitable for final year undergraduates, postgraduates or
experienced researchers.
It is arguable that most of chemistry and a large portion of atomic
physics is concemed with the behaviour of the 92 naturally
occurring elements in each of 3 charge states (+1, 0, -1); 276
distinct species. The world of multiply and highly charged ions
provides a further 4186 species for us to study. Over 15 times as
many It is the nature of human beings to explore the unknown. This
nature is par ticularly strong in physicists although this may not
be readily apparent because theses explorations are undertaken in
somewhat abstract 'spaces'. It is, then, no surprise that we have
begun to explore the realm of multiply and highly charged ions.
Over the past few decades, a consistent1y high quality body of work
has emerged as the fruits of this exploration. This intemationally
based subject, pursued in universities and research laboratories
worldwide, has ex panded beyond its roots in atomic physics. We now
see it embracing elements of surface science, nuclear physics and
plasma physics as well as drawing on a wide range of technologies.
This speciality offers new tests of some of our most fundamental
ideas in physics and simultaneously new medical cures, new ways of
fabricating electronic gadgets, a major hope for clean sustainable
energy and explanations for astrophysical phenomena. It is both a
deeply fundamental and a widely applicable area of investigation."
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