Optics of Charged Particles

The second edition of Optics of Charged Particles provides a comprehensive overview of the field, covering new technologies and instruments used in organic chemistry, drug development, environmental trace analyses, and nuclear physics. It discusses individual particle trajectories, particle beams in space, and phase-space, and offers guidelines for designing particle optical instruments.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 318 pages
\n Publication date: 27 October 2021
\n Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
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The second edition of Optics of Charged Particles delves into the intricate dynamics of charged particles as they navigate through various fields, including magnetic and electrostatic dipoles, quadrupoles, higher-order multipoles, and field-free regions. Since its initial publication over three decades ago, remarkable advancements in technology have emerged, leading to the development of innovative ion optical instruments such as time-of-flight mass analyzers. This comprehensive and extensively revised edition offers valuable insights into designing mass separators, spectrographs, and spectrometers, which are essential tools in organic chemistry, drug development, environmental trace analyses, and nuclear physics investigations, including the search for super heavy elements and molecules in space science.

The book comprehensively explores individual particle trajectories, both in space and within phase-space, providing guidelines for the design of particle optical instruments. It serves as a valuable resource for experienced researchers working in the field, highlighting the latest developments in new ion optical instruments and offering practical guidelines and examples for designing instruments for the transport of charged particle beams and the mass/charge or energy/charge analyses of ions. Furthermore, it provides the necessary background knowledge required to accurately understand and analyze results when developing ion-optical instruments.

By providing a comprehensive overview of the field of charged particle optics, this edition of the book serves as a valuable resource for individuals engaged in charged-particle research or the development of ion- and electron-analyzing instruments. It equips readers with the knowledge and tools necessary to advance their understanding and contributions to this dynamic field.

\n Weight: 516g\n
Dimension: 156 x 229 x 27 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780128186527\n
Edition number: 2 ed\n