Front Cover; Advances in Atomic and Molecular Physics, Volume 17; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Chapter 1. Collective Effects in Photoionization of Atoms; I. Introduction; II. RPAE and Many-Body Perturbation Theory; III. Calculation of Characteristics of Photoionization; IV. Collective Effects near Inner-Shell Thresholds; V. Collectivization of Vacancies; VI. Conclusion; References; Chapter 2. Nonadiabatic Charge Transfer; I. Introduction; II. Phase Integrals and Comparison Equations; III. Perturbed Stationary States and Electronic Translation

IV. Nonmolecular Three-Body AnalysisV. Summary; References; Chapter 3. Atomic Rydberg States; I. Introduction; II. Preparation and Detection of Rydberg States; III. Spectroscopy; IV. Rydberg Atoms in External Fields; V. Radiative Properties of Rydberg States; References; Chapter 4. Superfluorescence; I. Introduction; II. Semiclassical Theory; III. Quantum Mechanical Description of SF; IV. The Effect of Homogeneous and Inhomogeneous Broadening on SF; V. Three-Dimensional and Multimode Effects; VI. Experimental Techniques; VII. Experimental Results; VIII. Conclusions; Appendix I; Appendix II

Chapter 7. Atomic Processes in the SunI. Introduction; II. Atomic Spectra; III. Bound-State Wave Functions; IV. Spontaneous Decay of Bound States; V. Electron Excitation; VI. Proton Excitation; VII. Applications of Atomic Data to Solar Plasmas; VIII. Conclusions; References; Index; Contents of Previous Volumes