Front Cover; Advances in Atomic and Molecular Physics, Volume 19; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1. Electron Capture in Collisions of Hydrogen Atoms with Fully Stripped Ions; I. Introduction; II. Basic Properties of the One-Electron Two-Coulomb Centers System; III. The Calculation of Cross Sections by Expansion Methods Using a Molecular Orbital Basis; IV. Atomic and Pseudostate Expansions; V. Charge Exchange at High Velocities; VI. Classical Descriptions; VII. Conclusions; References; Chapter 2. Interactions of Simple Ion-Atom Systems; I. Introduction.

II. Experimental MethodsIII. Theoretical Methods; IV. Excitation; V. Electron Capture; VI. Ionization; VII. Elastic Scattering; VIII. Conclusions; References; Chapter 3. High-Resolution Spectroscopy of Stored Ions; I. Introduction; II. Ion Storage Techniques; III. Lepton Spectroscopy; IV. Mass Spectroscopy; V. Atomic and Molecular Ion Spectroscopy; VI. Negative Ion Spectroscopy; VII. Radiative Lifetime Measurements; References; Chapter 4. Spin-Dependent Phenomena in Inelastic Electron-Atom Collisions; I. Introduction.

II. Exchange Effects in Inelastic Collisions between Electrons and Light AtomsIII. Excitation of Intermediate and Heavy Atoms: Spin Polarization and Asymmetry Studies; IV. Influence of Spin-Dependent Interactions on Coherence Parameters; V. Excitation of Heavy Atoms by Polarized Electrons: Stokes Parameter Analysis; VI. Electron-Photon Coincidence Experiments with Polarized Electrons; VII. Ionization; Appendix A; Appendix B; References; Chapter 5. The Reduced Potential Curve Method for Diatomic Molecules and Its Applications; I. Introduction; II. Methods for Construction of Potential Curves.

III. Reduced (Internuclear) Potential of Diatomic MoleculesIV. Applications of RPC Method; V. Comments on Some Misunderstandings about the RPC Method; VI. Conclusions; References; Chapter 6. The Vibrational Excitation of Molecules by Electron Impact; I. Introduction; II. Theoretical Considerations; III. Applications and Comparison with Experiment; References; Chapter 7. Vibrational and Rotational Excitation in Molecular Collisions; I. Introduction; II. Theoretical Methods; III. Experimental Techniques; IV. Studies of Rotational Scattering Cross Sections; V. Studies of Vibrational Excitation.

VI. Summary of Detailed Scattering Experiments and Concluding RemarksReferences; Chapter 8. Spin Polarization of Atomic and Molecular Photoelectrons; I. Introduction; II. Theory of Spin Polarization Phenomena in Atoms; III. Comparison with Experiment and Applications; IV. Spin Polarization of Molecular Photoelectrons; V. Conclusion; References; Index; Contents of Previous Volumes.