1. The Subject -- 2. Metastable Ions -- 3. Types of Collisions -- 4. Collision Cross Sections -- 5. Energy Interconversions -- 6. Energy Resolution and Angular Resolution -- 7. Laboratory and Center-of-Mass Coordinate Systems -- 8. Guideposts to the Contents -- References -- 1 Collisional Excitation of Simple Systems -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Determination of Excitation Cross Sections from Ion Energy- Loss Spectrometry -- 3. Determination of Excitation Cross Sections from Photon Emission Data -- 4. The Excitation of Atomic Hydrogen -- 5. Excitation of Helium -- 6. Differential Cross-Section Measurements -- 7. Excitation of Simple Molecules -- 8. Discussion -- References -- 2 Charge Transfer in Atomic Systems -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theory -- 3. Experimental Methods -- 4. Experimental Data and Interpretation -- 5. Summary -- References -- 3 Inelastic Energy Loss: Newer Experimental Techniques and Molecular Orbital Theory -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Molecular Orbital Model -- 3. Experimental Techniques and Results -- 4. Summary and Conclusion -- References -- 4 Double Electron Transfer and Related Reactions -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Cross Sections -- 3. Experimental Techniques of Double-Charge-Transfer Spectroscopy -- 4. (H+, M) Spectra and the Study of the States of the Target Species -- 5. (A+, Ar) Spectra: An Insight into Future Possible Developments -- Appendix: Energy Loss of the Projectile in an Inelastic Collision -- References -- 5 Ionic Collisions as the Basis for New Types of Mass Spectra -- 1. Introduction -- 2. 2E Mass Spectra -- 3. -E Mass Spectra -- 4. E/2 Mass Spectra -- 5. +E Mass Spectra -- 6. Other Types of Spectra -- References -- 6 Collision-Induced Dissociation of Diatomic Ions -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Dynamics of Dissociation -- 3. Experimental Techniques -- 4. Direct Dissociation in Heavy-Particle Collisions -- 5. Translational Spectroscopy -- 6. Concluding Remarks -- References -- 7 Collision-Induced Dissociation of Polyatomic Ions -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Reaction -- 3. Experimental Procedures -- 4. Applications -- 5. Related Reactions -- 6. Prospects -- References.
