Springer Series on atomic, optical, and plasma physics 44 Springer Series on atomic, optical, and plasma physics The Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics covers in a comprehensive manner theory and experiment in the entire f ield of atoms and molecules and their interaction with electromagnetic radiation. Books in the series provide a rich source of new ideas and techniques with wide applications in f ields such as chemistry, materials science, astrophysics, surface science, plasma technology, advanced optics, aeronomy, and engineering. Laser physics is a particular connecting theme that has provided much of the continuing impetus for new developments in the f ield. The purpose of the series is to cover the gap between standard undergraduate textbooks and the research literature with emphasis on the fundamental ideas, methods, techniques, and results in the f ield. 36 Atom Tunneling Phenomena in Physics, Chemistry and Biology Editor: T. Miyazaki 37 Charged Particle Traps Physics and Techniques of Charged Particle Field Confinement By V.N. Gheorghe, F.G. Major, G. Werth 38 Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion By K. Miyamoto 39 Plasma-Material Interaction in Controlled Fusion By D. Naujoks 40 Relativistic Quantum Theory of Atoms and Molecules Theory and Computation By I.P. Grant 41 Turbulent Particle-Laden Gas Flows By A.Y. Varaksin 42 Phase Transitions of Simple Systems By B.M. Smirnov and S.R. Berry 43 Collisions of Charged Particles with Molecules By Y. Itikawa 44 Plasma Polarization Spectroscopy Editors: T. Fujimoto and A. Iwamae 45 Emergent Non-Linear Phenomena in Bose–Einstein Condensates Theory and Experiment Editors: P.G. Kevrekidis, D.J. Frantzeskakis, and R. Carretero-Gonz´alez Vols. 10–35 of the former Springer Series on Atoms and Plasmas are listed at the end of the book Takashi Fujimoto (Editors) Atsushi Iwamae Plasma Polarization Spectroscopy With 180 Figures 123 Professor Dr. Takashi Fujimoto Dr. Atsushi Iwamae Kyoto University, Graduate School of Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering and Science Kyoto 606-8501, Japan E-mail:
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