Download or read book Rydberg Atoms written by Thomas F. Gallagher and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-11-03 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive description of the physics of Rydberg atoms, highlighting their remarkable properties by reference to their behavior in a wide range of physical situations. Following an overview of the basic properties of Rydberg atoms, their interactions with electric and magnetic fields are analyzed in detail. The collisions of Rydberg atoms with neutral and charged species are described, and the use of multichannel quantum defect theory in the study of Rydberg atomic systems is discussed.