UV and X-Ray Spectroscopy of Laboratory and Astrophysical Plasmas

The Hubble Space Telescope, Astro 1 and ROSAT observatories are now providing UV and X-ray spectra and images of cosmic sources in unprecedented detail, while the Yohkoh mission recently collected superb data on the solar corona. In the laboratory, the development of ion-trap facilities and novel laser experiments are providing vital new data on high temperature plasmas. Recent innovations in the technology of spectroscopic instrumentation are taking place at a rapid pace. These papers constitute an excellent up-to-date review of these developments in short-wavelength spectroscopy and offer a solid introduction to its theoretical and experimental foundations.