The most informative way to study laboratory and astrophysical plasmas is by analysing their radiation, specifically the polarization and directional effects in the radiation from plasmas. The book covers various polarization and directional effects in the radiation of satellites of spectral lines from plasmas, in the intra-Stark spectroscopy of plasmas, in the Stark broadening of spectral lines by a high-energy hydrogen or deuterium beam, or by a relativistic electron beam in magnetic fusion plasmas, in the Stark broadening of spectral lines in strongly-magnetized plasmas, in the radiation of plasma-based x-ray lasers, and in the laser-induced fluorescence from plasmas.

Key Features

• Reveals the polarization and directional effects within the scope of the book by analytical methods, providing the physical insight that simulations lack
• Covers quasi-energy states, which is an advanced formalism facilitating solutions and providing better understanding of many problems in this research area
• Collects together various polarization and directional effects in the radiation from plasmas, presented in numerous research papers