Atomic Processes for Plasma Modeling Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Atomic processes such as excitation and ionization by electron impact, photoexcitation, photoionization, radiative and dielectronic recombination, charge exchange, etc., are amongst the dominant processes in laboratory and astrophysical plasmas. Accurate knowledge of these processes assists in investigating the spectral line emissions from plasma and thereby unveils information about the plasma properties, viz., the constituent elements and their abundances, electron density, plasma temperature, opacity, etc. With the availability of advanced experimental and computational techniques, numerous studies are being reported to meet the ever-growing demand for atomic data in this context. However, large-scale calculations/measurements are still required for several isoelectronic sequences and complex ions. The latter are particularly challenging for obtaining accurate atomic wavefunctions due to their closely spaced levels with the same J-values and parities. The strong mixing of the states has a great deal of influence on the spectroscopic and collisional properties. Therefore, we invite experimental and theoretical research articles on the above atomic processes involving heavier and complex ions that vigorously influence the modeling of astrophysical and laboratory plasmas and their applications. Reviews stating the areas where atomic data are lacking for plasma modeling are also welcome.

Dr. Lalita Sharma
Guest Editor

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