Download or read book Atoms and Their Spectroscopic Properties written by V.P. Shevelko and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-14 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Atoms and Their Spectroscopic Properties has been designed as a reference on atomic constants and elementary processes involving atoms. The topics include energy levels, Lamb shifts, electric multipole polarizabilities, oscillator strengths, transition probabilites, and charge transfer cross sections. In addition the subjects of ionization, photoionization, and excitation are discussed. The book also comprises a large number of figures and tables, with ample references. Simple analytical formulas allow one to estimate the atomic characteristics without resorting to a computer.