1st Meeting of the Global Network for the Atomic and Molecular Physics of Plasmas

Meeting Report

The first meeting of the IAEA Global Network for the Atomic and Molecular Physics of Plasmas was held from 19 – 21 November 2018 at IAEA Headquarters in Vienna, Austria. The Scientific Secretary was Christian Hill (Unit Head, Atomic and Molecular Data Unit).

GNAMPP 1 group photo

Agenda

Monday, 19 November 2018

09:30 – 10:00Christian HILL: Welcome, introduction of the participants, adoption of the agenda
Session 1: Experimental Methods I
10:00 – 10:30José Ramon CRESPO LÓPEZ-URRUTIA (Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, Germany)
Reliable atomic data for fusion research and astrophysics: Benchmarking calculations for highly-charged ions
[abstract (pdf)] [presentation (pdf: 78.3 MB)]
10:30 – 11:00Pedro AMARO (Faculty of Science and Technology, Nova University of Lisbon, Portugal)
Atomic processes relevant for high-temperature plasmas
[abstract (pdf)] [presentation (pdf: 26.1 MB)]
11:00 – 11:30Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:00NAKAMURA Nobuyuki (Institute for Laser Science, University of Electro-Communications, Japan)
Recent results on tungsten spectra obtained with a compact electron beam ion trap
[abstract (pdf)] [presentation (pdf: 2.1 MB)]
12:00 – 12:30Baoren WEI (Fudan University, China)
Absolute charge-exchange cross section measurement in heavy ion interaction with atom and molecule
[abstract (pdf)] [presentation (pdf: 3.8 MB)]
12:30 – 13:00Ke YAO (Fudan University, China)
Studies of tungsten spectroscopy and resonant electron ion recombination at Shanghai-EBIT
[abstract (pdf)]
13:00 – 14:00Lunch
Session 2: Experimental Methods II
14:00 – 14:30Xavier URBAIN (Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium)
Low energy ionization, charge transfer and reactive collisions for ion source and edge plasma chemistry
[abstract (pdf)] [presentation (pdf: 3.1 MB)]
14:30 – 15:00Stefan SCHIPPERS (Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany)
Single and multiple ionization of ions by electron and photon impact
[abstract (pdf)] [presentation (pdf: 8.3 MB)]
15:00 – 15:30Daniel W. SAVIN (Columbia University, United States of America)
Ion-neutral reactive scattering studies
[abstract (pdf)] [presentation (pdf: 4.3 MB)]
15:30 – 16:00Coffee Break
16:00 – 16:30Andreas WOLF (Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, Germany)
Electron-ion collision experiments with merged beams in storage rings: General aspects and research at the cryogenic electrostatic storage ring CSR
[abstract (pdf)] [presentation (pdf: 26.0 MB)]
16:30 – 17:00Dirk WÜNDERLICH (Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Garching, Germany)
Atomic and molecular data for collisional radiative modelling relevant to fusion
[abstract (pdf)] [presentation (pdf: 1.9 MB)]

Tuesday, 20 November 2018

Session 3: Theory and Modelling
09:00 – 09:30Raúl BARRACHINA (Centro Atómico Bariloche, Argentina)
Atomic, molecular and optical research in Argentina
[abstract (pdf)] [presentation (pdf: 5.6 MB)]
09:30 – 10:00Dmitry FURSA (Faculty of Science and Engineering, Curtin University, Australia)
Electron-impact excitation of molecular hydrogen: dissociation and vibrationally resolved cross sections
[abstract (pdf)]
10:00 – 10:30Grzegorz KARWASZ (Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland)
Electron (and positron) scattering cross sections needed for low temperature plasmas
[abstract (pdf)] [presentation (pdf: 5.4 MB)]
10:30 – 11:00Martin O'MULLANE (Department of Physics, University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom)
Transformation of fundamental atomic data for use in interpreting diagnostics and plasma modelling
[presentation (pdf: 2.9 MB)]
11:00 – 11:30Coffee Break
Session 4: Experimental Methods III
11:30 – 12:00Yang YANG (Fudan University, China)
High-resolution tungsten spectroscopy relevant to the diagnostic of high-temperature tokamak plasmas and Researches on magnetic field induced transition
[abstract (pdf)]
12:00 – 12:30Xinwen MA (Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMPCAS), China)
Experimental potentials for atomic data for fusion research and astrophysics at Lanzhou
[abstract (pdf)] [presentation (pdf: 6.5 MB)]
12:30 – 14:00Lunch
14:00 – 14:30Michael SCHULZ (Missouri University of Science and Technology, United States of America)
The few-body problem in simple atomic systems
[abstract (pdf)] [presentation (pdf: 938.3 KB)]
14:30 – 15:00María DEL CARMEN CISNEROS GUDIÑO (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico)
Some aspects of atomic, molecular and plasma physics in Mexico
[abstract (pdf)]
15:00 – 15:30Coffee Break
15:30 – 17:00Discussion session 1 (all participants)

Wednesday, 21 November 2018

09:00 – 10:30Discussion session 2 (all participants): Research group profiles and prospects for collaboration
10:30 – 11:00Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30Discussion session 3 (all participants)
12:30 – 13:00Concluding remarks; any other business; closure of the meeting

Presentations

Pedro AMARO (Faculty of Science and Technology, Nova University of Lisbon, Portugal)
Atomic processes relevant for high-temperature plasmas
[abstract (pdf)] [presentation (pdf: 26.1 MB)]

Raúl BARRACHINA (Centro Atómico Bariloche, Argentina)
Atomic, molecular and optical research in Argentina
[abstract (pdf)] [presentation (pdf: 5.6 MB)]

José Ramon CRESPO LÓPEZ-URRUTIA (Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, Germany)
Reliable atomic data for fusion research and astrophysics: Benchmarking calculations for highly-charged ions
[abstract (pdf)] [presentation (pdf: 78.3 MB)]

María DEL CARMEN CISNEROS GUDIÑO (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico)
Some aspects of atomic, molecular and plasma physics in Mexico
[abstract (pdf)]

Dmitry FURSA (Faculty of Science and Engineering, Curtin University, Australia)
Electron-impact excitation of molecular hydrogen: dissociation and vibrationally resolved cross sections
[abstract (pdf)]

Grzegorz KARWASZ (Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland)
Electron (and positron) scattering cross sections needed for low temperature plasmas
[abstract (pdf)] [presentation (pdf: 5.4 MB)]

Xinwen MA (Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMPCAS), China)
Experimental potentials for atomic data for fusion research and astrophysics at Lanzhou
[abstract (pdf)] [presentation (pdf: 6.5 MB)]

NAKAMURA Nobuyuki (Institute for Laser Science, University of Electro-Communications, Japan)
Recent results on tungsten spectra obtained with a compact electron beam ion trap
[abstract (pdf)] [presentation (pdf: 2.1 MB)]

Martin O'MULLANE (Department of Physics, University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom)
Transformation of fundamental atomic data for use in interpreting diagnostics and plasma modelling
[presentation (pdf: 2.9 MB)]

Daniel W. SAVIN (Columbia University, United States of America)
Ion-neutral reactive scattering studies
[abstract (pdf)] [presentation (pdf: 4.3 MB)]

Stefan SCHIPPERS (Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany)
Single and multiple ionization of ions by electron and photon impact
[abstract (pdf)] [presentation (pdf: 8.3 MB)]

Michael SCHULZ (Missouri University of Science and Technology, United States of America)
The few-body problem in simple atomic systems
[abstract (pdf)] [presentation (pdf: 938.3 KB)]

Xavier URBAIN (Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium)
Low energy ionization, charge transfer and reactive collisions for ion source and edge plasma chemistry
[abstract (pdf)] [presentation (pdf: 3.1 MB)]

Baoren WEI (Fudan University, China)
Absolute charge-exchange cross section measurement in heavy ion interaction with atom and molecule
[abstract (pdf)] [presentation (pdf: 3.8 MB)]

Andreas WOLF (Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, Germany)
Electron-ion collision experiments with merged beams in storage rings: General aspects and research at the cryogenic electrostatic storage ring CSR
[abstract (pdf)] [presentation (pdf: 26.0 MB)]

Dirk WÜNDERLICH (Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Garching, Germany)
Atomic and molecular data for collisional radiative modelling relevant to fusion
[abstract (pdf)] [presentation (pdf: 1.9 MB)]

Yang YANG (Fudan University, China)
High-resolution tungsten spectroscopy relevant to the diagnostic of high-temperature tokamak plasmas and Researches on magnetic field induced transition
[abstract (pdf)]

Ke YAO (Fudan University, China)
Studies of tungsten spectroscopy and resonant electron ion recombination at Shanghai-EBIT
[abstract (pdf)]