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Advances in Ion Trapping of Radioactive Ions
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submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 15428 | Submission Open
Keywords: Penning and Paul traps  ; multi-reflection time-of-flight mass spectrometer  ; mass spectrometry  ; radioactive atoms and molecules  ; tests of the weak interaction  ; explosive nucleosynthesis
Quantum Technologies with Ultracold Atoms
edited by Klejdja Xhani, Chiara Mazzinghi and
submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 425 | Submission Open
Keywords: ultracold atoms; quantum simulations; atomtronic; quantum computing; quantum information; quantum sensing
Electron-Impact Ionization: Fragmentation and Cross-Section
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submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 314 | Submission Open
Keywords: Ionization; cross-section; fragmentation; mass spectra; partial ionization cross-section
Ab Initio Calculations in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics: A Tribute to Barry Irwin Schneider
edited by Nicolas Douguet
submission deadline 18 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4509 | Submission Open
Keywords: atomic and molecular structure; electron-atom and electron-molecule scattering; ultrafast physics; molecular spectroscopy; strong-field physics
Plasma Physics Highlights: Non-equilibrium Dynamics, Interfaces and Mixing
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submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6605 | Submission Open
Keywords: plasma physics; non-equilibrium dynamics; plasma instabilities; interfacial mixing; high energy density; low energy density; astrophysical plasmas; nanofabrication; plasma discharge
21st International Conference on the Physics of Highly Charged Ions
edited by John Sheil and Ronnie Hoekstra
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 8602 | Submission Open
Keywords: highly charged ions; atomic structure and spectroscopy; collision dynamics involving ions
X-Ray Spectroscopy in Astrophysics
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submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 689 | Submission Open
Keywords: atomic physics with highly charged ions; X-ray astrophysics; modeling
Delbrück Scattering: 50th Anniversary of the Discovery
edited by Rareş Şuvǎilǎ
submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open
Keywords: Delbrü ck scattering; nuclear Coulomb field; vacuum polarisation; quantum electrodynamics; experimental challenge  
Interaction of Electrons with Atoms and Molecules in Ionized Environments
edited by Mehdi Ayouz and Viatcheslav KOKOOULINE
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3015 | Submission Open
Keywords: computation of electron; atomic and molecular data; electron and atomic collisions; molecular electron and molecular collisions; plasma applications; astrophysical molecules
(This special issue belongs to the Section Atomic, Molecular and Nuclear Spectroscopy and Collisions)
Quantum Dynamics and Ultracold Atoms
edited by Giovanni Ferioli and Nicolo Antolini
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open
Keywords: ultracold atoms; quantum simulations; superfluidity and supersolidity; ultracold mixture; ultracold molecules; atomic physics; out of equilibrium dynamics; quantum phase transitions
Artificial Intelligence for Quantum Sciences
edited by Mehdi Ayouz
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open
Keywords: quantum sciences; quantum technologies; artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; research and education
Electronic, Photonic and Ionic Interactions with Atoms and Molecules submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1908 | Submission Open
Keywords: ionization; ion-atom collsion; inelastic processes
Atomic and Molecular Data and Their Applications: ICAMDATA 2024
edited by , Xiaobin Ding, Denghong Zhang, Maogen Su and Jun Jiang
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1050 | Submission Open
Keywords: atomic and molecular data; atomic and molecular database; atomic structure; transition energy and rates; electron impact excitation/ionization; spectrum
Quantum Optics and Quantum Information
edited by Apurba De and Tasnim Ahmed
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open
Keywords: quantum entanglement; quantum computing; qubits; quantum cryptography coherence; quantum communications; quantum imaging
Many-Particle Dynamics in Collisions of Electrons, Positrons and Photons, 2nd Edition
edited by , Paresh Modak and
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1316 | Submission Open
Keywords: electron collision; positron collision; photon collision; ionization; excitation; elastic scattering; photoionization; positronium formation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Atomic, Molecular and Nuclear Spectroscopy and Collisions)
Advances in and Prospects for Matter Wave Interferometry: Second Edition submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open
Keywords: atom interferometry; matter wave interferometry; quantum metrology; quantum foundations; precision measurements; tests of gravity; inertial sensing; dark matter; gravitational waves
Quantum Technologies with Cold Atoms
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submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1147 | Submission Open
Keywords: cold rydberg atoms; cold macroscopic molecules; qubit; quantum sensing; quantum entanglement
Interactions of Positrons with Matter and Radiation: Second Edition
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open
Keywords: positron collisions and annihilation; positron physics; positron interactions
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