Spectroscopic diagnostics of electron-atom collisions

Progress from May 1, 1987 to April 30, 1991 is summarized in two Progress Reports that are reproduced in Appendix A, and in attached publications. Since then, we have completed manuscript preparations and publications of earlier observations, while carrying out a high energy-resolution measurement of electron collisional excitations in sodium. The results of the latter experiment have not been prepared for publication, and the manuscript is included as Appendix B. An additional manuscript, describing the unique high-current electron monochromator developed for this experiment, is in preparation and not enclosed. All additional results and conclusions of our work under the contract are now available in four publications that are attached at the back of this report. Consequently, we will elaborate on those only to note that we have achieved our proposed goals, with the full detail proposed but at a slightly slower pace than we had hoped.