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Ultra-Precise Atomic Clocks
edited by Jianwei Zhang, Fang Fang and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 585 | Submission Open
Keywords: atomic clock; microwave frequency standard; optical frequency standard; trapped ion; atomic nucleus; molecule; energy level
Electronic Dynamics in Atomic and Molecular Collisions submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1628 | Submission Open
Keywords: electron dynamics; atomic collisions; molecular collisions; ultrafast processes; COLTRIMS
(This special issue belongs to the Section Atomic, Molecular and Nuclear Spectroscopy and Collisions)
Current Studies and Applications of Radiative and Collisional Processes in Atoms
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1045 | Submission Open
Keywords: atomic structure and spectra: theory and experiment; atomic collisions: theory and experiment; atomic data: applications to astrophysical and laboratory plasmas; cold atoms and atom-based quantum technology; artificial intelligence for atomic physics
Quantum Technologies with Cold Atoms
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3118 | Submission Open
Keywords: cold rydberg atoms; cold macroscopic molecules; qubit; quantum sensing; quantum entanglement
Atomic Processes and Their Role in Astrophysical Phenomena
edited by Thomas Gomez
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1167 | Submission Open
Keywords: Astrophysics; Stars; Planets; Opacity; Radiation; Atomic structure; Atomic spectroscopy; Light– matter interactions; Atomic collisions; Line broadening.
Advances in Nuclear Ab Initio Calculations
edited by , Peng Yin and Baishan Hu
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open
Keywords: nuclear ab initio calculations; chiral effective field theory; nuclear many-body methods; uncertainty quantification; nuclear structure and reactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nuclear Theory and Experiments)
Interactions of Positrons with Matter and Radiation: Second Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 953 | Submission Open
Keywords: positron collisions and annihilation; positron physics; positron interactions
Quantum Technologies in Cold Atomic Systems
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 242 | Submission Open
Keywords: quantum technologies; ultracold atoms; quantum sensing; matter-wave interferometry; quantum simulation; synthetic gauge fields; Rydberg atoms; dipolar quantum gases; superfluidity and vortices; atomtronics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cold Atoms, Quantum Gases and Bose-Einstein Condensation)
Collisions and Applications: Electron, Positron, and Positronium Interactions with Atoms and Molecules submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1462 | Submission Open
Keywords: electron; positron; and positronium collisions; atomic and molecular physics; scattering theory; quantum physics and chemistry; plasma simulations; plasma chemistry; antihydrogen physics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Atomic, Molecular and Nuclear Spectroscopy and Collisions)
Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy in Plasmas
edited by and Roshani Silwal
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 480 | Submission Open
Keywords: spectroscopy; atomic data; molecular structure; plasma modeling; spectral line intensities; line shapes; diagnostics
Research in Ion Trap
edited by Dongdong Zhang
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open
Keywords: ion trap; quantum computing; quantum control; trapped ions; quantum simulation; precision measurement; cold ion chemistry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Atom Based Quantum Technology)
Photoionization of Atoms and Molecules: Second Edition submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open
Keywords: photoionization; photoionization cross-sections; dipole approximation; non-dipole effects; above-threshold ionization; attopulses; lasers; RABBITT scheme; streaking camera; delay times
(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 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 776 | Submission Open
Keywords: atom interferometry; matter wave interferometry; quantum metrology; quantum foundations; precision measurements; tests of gravity; inertial sensing; dark matter; gravitational waves
15th International Colloquium on Atomic Spectra and Oscillator Strengths for Astrophysical and Laboratory Plasmas
edited by Brian Thorsbro
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open
Keywords: atomic lifetime and oscillator strength determination; hyperfine structure and isotope shifts; theoretical modeling and computational approaches; laboratory techniques; high resolution spectroscopy; trapped ions; tests of fundamental constants; highly charged ions; collisional processes; atomic databases and related topics; astrophysical and laboratory plasmas: atomic data needs; spectroscopic diagnostics of fusion plasmas; topics in astrophysics including elemental abundance determination; atomic spectra from HED plasmas and polarization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Atomic, Molecular and Nuclear Spectroscopy and Collisions)
X-Ray Spectroscopy in Astrophysics
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2454 | Submission Open
Keywords: atomic physics with highly charged ions; X-ray astrophysics; modeling
Electron Impact Ionization in Atoms and Molecules: Models and Applications
edited by and Sebastian Otranto
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 333 | Submission Open
Keywords: theoretical developments to study (e; 2e) reactions with atoms and molecules; experimental work on (e; 2e) reactions including COLTRIMS measurements; ionization by electron impact assisted by lasers; impact of twisted electrons; ionization of liquid water by electron impact; Monte Carlo simulations of deposition of energy by electron impact
(This special issue belongs to the Section Atomic, Molecular and Nuclear Spectroscopy and Collisions)
Quantum and Optical Phenomena in Atomic Systems submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 212 | Submission Open
Keywords: many-body effects; nonlinear excitation; atomic confinement; ultrashort time delay; Wigner theory; autoionization; quantum scattering; giant resonances; decoherence; harmonic generation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Atom Based Quantum Technology)
Research in Atomic Optical Clocks
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical atomic clocks; precision spectroscopy; quantum control and manipulation; highly charged ion clocks; nuclear clocks; active optical clocks; fundamental physics tests
(This special issue belongs to the Section Atom Based Quantum Technology)
Future Directions in Atomic Physics Inspired by the Pioneering Work of Charlotte Froese Fischer and Ian Philip Grant
edited by Ran Si, Harry Quiney and
submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2631 | Submission Open
Keywords: theoretical atomic physics; electronic structure of atoms; electron correlation; atomic structure calculations; variational methods; multi-configuration Hartree– Fock; multi-configuration Dirac– Hartree– Fock; Dirac theory; GRASP; ATSP; perturbation methods; light; medium; heavy; and superheavy atoms and ions; complex atoms; atomic spectra; transition probabilities; isotope shift; hyperfine structure; continuum; electron collisions with atoms and ions; applications of atomic physics
Computational Atomic Physics in Astrophysics submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1912 | Submission Open
Keywords: atomic data; radiative processes; collisional processes; astrophysics; atomic computations
Quantum Computing Based on Rydberg Atoms
edited by Bindiya Arora, Paramjit Kaur and Harpreet Singh
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 548 | Submission Open
Keywords: rydberg atoms; neutral-atom quantum computing; optical tweezer arrays; quantum gates; rydberg blockade; entanglement generation; quantum simulation; many-body physics; quantum error mitigation; decoherence mechanisms; atom-by-atom assembly; quantum optimization; long-range interactions; quantum control; scalable quantum architectures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Atom Based Quantum Technology)
Atomic and Molecular Processes in Fusion Edge Plasmas submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open
Keywords: cross-sections; elementary processes; atomic collisions; electron collisions; vibrational excitations; dissociation; Ionization; fusion plasma
(This special issue belongs to the Section Atomic, Molecular and Nuclear Spectroscopy and Collisions)
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