Applied atomic collision physics /eds.: H.S.W. Massey ; E.W. McDaniel ... Vol. 1, Atmospheric physics and chemistry

Applied Atomic Collision Physics, Volume 1: Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry focuses on the applications of atomic collision physics in atmospheric physics and chemistry. The emphasis is on the physics of the upper atmospheres of the earth and planets as well as astrophysics, including solar physics, the physics of planetary nebulae, and reactions in interstellar space. Comprised of 12 chapters, this volume begins with an overview of the structure of the earth's atmosphere and its environment in interplanetary space, along with the structure of the terrestrial atmosphere at middle latitudes. The discussion then turns to the photochemistry of the midlatitude ionosphere; the thermal balance in the thermosphere at middle latitudes; atomic collisions in the lower ionosphere at midlatitudes; and airglow and auroras. Subsequent chapters explore the high latitude ionosphere, the exosphere, and the magnetosphere; the ionospheres of the planets and other bodies of the solar system; atmospheric processes involved in the stratospheric ozone problem; and solar physics. The final two chapters are concerned with applications to the physics of planetary nebulae and interstellar space. This book will be of interest to physicists and chemists. Content: APPLIED ATOMIC COLLISION PHYSICS , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv List of Contributors , Page ix Treatise Preface , Page xi , H.S.W. MASSEY, E.W. McDANIEL, B. BEDERSON Preface , Page xiii , H.S.W. MASSEY 1 - Upper Atmospheric Physics—Introduction , Pages 1-6 , H.S.W. Massey 2 - The Structure of the Terrestrial Atmosphere at Middle Latitudes , Pages 7-19 , H.S.W. Massey 3 - The Photochemistry of the Midlatitude Ionosphere , Pages 21-75 , H.S.W. Massey 4 - The Thermal Balance in the Thermosphere at Middle Latitudes , Pages 77-104 , H.S.W. Massey 5 - Atomic Collisions and the Lower Ionosphere at Midlatitudes , Pages 105-148 , H.S.W. Massey 6 - Airglow and Auroras , Pages 149-224 , D.R. Bates 7 - The High Latitude Ionosphere, the Exosphere, and the Magnetosphere , Pages 225-253 , H.S.W. Massey 8 - The Ionospheres of the Planets and Other Bodies of the Solar System , Pages 255-291 , H.S.W. Massey 9 - Atmospheric Processes Involved in the Stratospheric Ozone Problem , Pages 293-344 , H.I. Schiff 10 - Solar Physics , Pages 345-397 , Alan H. Gabriel, Helen E. Mason 11 - Atomic Collisions in Gaseous Nebulae , Pages 399-426 , H.S.W. Massey 12 - Molecules in Interstellar Space , Pages 427-467 , A. Dalgarno Index , Pages 469-482 PURE AND APPLIED PHYSICS , Pages 483-484 Applied Atomic Collision Physics, Volume 5: Special Topics deals with topics on applications of atomic collisions that were not covered in the first four volumes of the treatise. The book opens with a chapter on ultrasensitive chemical detectors. This is followed by separate chapters on lighting, magnetohydrodynamic electrical power generation, gas breakdown and high voltage insulating gases, thermionic energy converters, and charged particle detectors. Subsequent chapters deal with the operation of multiwire drift and proportional chambers and streamer chambers and their use in high energy physics experiments; photoelectron spectroscopy of negative ions and the chemical information that can be obtained from such studies; and the determination of intermolecular potentials. Also discussed are studies on the determination of ion molecular potential curves using photodissociative processes; determination of negative ion thermo chemical data using ion-neutral reactions; gas-phase chemical reactions; collision phenomena in electrical discharge lamps; and military applications of atomic and molecular physics. v. 1. Atmospheric physics and chemistry v. 2. Plasmas v. 3. Gas lasers v. 4. Condensed matter v. 5. Special topics.