Theory of atomic structure, electron--atom and atom--atom scattering with application to communications and lasers. Final report, 1 Jun 1970--31 Mar 1975

V. W. Hughes, Charles M. Sommerfield

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Abstract

Very briefly described is research conducted on the following topics: fine structure and Zeeman effect of helium; Zeeman and Stark effects of positronium; hyperfine structure of the muonic helium atom; Lamb shifts of hydrogenic ions of high Z; nonadiabatic effects in slow atomic collisions; quenching of the metastable 2S state of muonic hydrogen and the muonic helium ion; two photon absorption; and quantization of electrodynamics hyperboloids and generalization of the effective action for electrodynamics. (GRA)

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