Table of Contents

Introduction. The Kinetic Theory of Gases and Atomic Beam Terminology. The Design of Ovens. Ovens for Evaporation of Alkali Metals and Their Salts. Ovens for Higher Temperatures. The Production of Beams of Dissociated Atoms and Other Radicals. Gases. The Theory of Collimated Atomic Beam Formation. Designing an Atomic Beam. Techniques of Multichannel Collimator Construction. The Comparison of Theory with Measurements. Other Indications. Concluding Observations.

About the Author

C.B. Lucas studied physics and obtained his Ph.D at University College London. He held successive research posts at the UKAEA Culham Laboratory, the universities of Tübingen, York, Münster, and Royal Holloway College of the University of London. The remainder of Lucas’ full-time career was in administrative posts, but in his retirement he has kept in contact with the academic world as a part-time tutor for the Open University and particularly in continuing with the research needed to produce this book.