Current Studies and Applications of Radiative and Collisional Processes in Atoms
A special issue of Atoms (ISSN 2218-2004).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 27
Special Issue Editor
2. IPNAS, Université de Liège, B-4000 Liège, Belgium
Interests: atomic physics; atomic structure; atomic spectra; radiative and collisional processes
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The determination of fundamental parameters related to radiative and collisional processes in atoms has always played a major role in the development of other research fields, such as astrophysics, plasma physics, laser physics, photonics, material science, etc. In recent years, the spectacular improvement of the technical means employed in these disciplines has led to growing demand for a very large amount of reliable atomic data to interpret observations. At the same time, the theoretical and experimental methods employed for studying radiative and collisional processes in atomic systems have continuously improved, particularly thanks to the use of high-performance computational resources, on one hand, and the development of very precise instrumental techniques, on the other hand. Furthermore, the advent of artificial intelligence opens interesting prospects for its use in the analysis of complex atomic spectra.
This Special Issue will bring together contributions related to current studies of radiative and collisional processes in atoms, both regarding the theoretical and experimental determination of relevant fundamental parameters and their applications in different scientific fields, such as astrophysics, laboratory plasma physics, atom-based quantum technology, and artificial intelligence.
Prof. Dr. Pascal Quinet
Guest Editor
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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
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