News
July 2010
EPJ D - Gaetana Laricchia wins Thomson Medal
Professor Gaetana Laricchia of UCL, London, has been awarded the Thomson medal and prize for her contributions to the
development of the world's only positronium beam and its use to probe the properties of atoms and molecules. This follows
closely the Occhialini prize which she received in 2009.
Professor Laricchia's achievements include measurements of near - threshold ionisation which have led to the development of new
threshold laws. Her unique kinematically complete measurements (in which the energy distribution among all particles is accounted for)
of direct ionisation by positron impact revealed the occurrence of electron - capture - to - the - continuum. This work also exposed
an unexpected symmetry in the energy sharing between the ejected electron and the positron which theorists are still struggling to explain.
Professor Laricchia was appointed Associate Editor for EPJ D in January 2010. The whole editorial team and the publishers
congratulate her on this prestigious award.
June 2010
EPJ C article selected Fast Breaking Paper by ScienceWatch
The physics paper with the highest percentage increase in citations so far in 2010, as determined by ScienceWatch.com, is
`Parton distributions for the LHC' by A Martin et al. Eur.Phys.J.C63:189-285, 2009
This article has meanwhile been cited over 200 times, according to the reference database for high-energy physics, SPIRES.
The paper was already selected as highlighted article by the editorial board of EPJ C, featuring on the cover of the September 2009 issue of this journal.
Sources:
ScienceWatch:
http://sciencewatch.com/dr/fbp/2010/10junfbp/
IPPP Durham
http://www.ippp.dur.ac.uk/modules/news/news_0024.html?uri=/News/index.html
SPIRES:
http://www.slac.stanford.edu/spires/find/hep/www?irn=8100632
June 2010
EPJ E - Bendy interfaces
The shape of the interface between two fluids can be controlled by changing the refractive index contrast
between the fluids, researcher from the Universite Bordeaux have shown. Optofluidics are methods based on
the combination of optics and fluidics which have recently promoted innovative approaches to manipulate
liquid interfaces. Since flows are optically driven, researchers call this emerging field optohydrodynamics.
The recent paper published in EPJ E[link to journal page] presents a fine example of optohydrodynamic
actuation at the microscopic scale, based on experimental and predictive numerical results. This work
illustrates one of the simplest manifestations of optohydrodynamics and provides a frame to anticipate
further developments of contactless interface micromanipulation by lasers.
To read the full paper ‘Optohydrodynamics of soft fluid interfaces: Optical and viscous
nonlinear effects’ by H. Chraibi et al. click
here
June 2010
EPJ E - Pierre-Gilles De Gennes Lecture Prize
This July, during the International Soft Matter Conference 2010 in
Granada, Spain, Professor Sam Safran will give the EPJ E - Pierre
Gilles De Gennes lecture, associated with a prize given by the
publishers of EPJ.
This is the first edition of the *EPJE - Pierre-Gilles De Gennes
Lecture Prize*, which takes the name from the illustrious Nobel
laureate who founded EPJ E.
The Editors in Chief elected Prof. Sam Safran of the Weizman
Instutite, Israel, as the prize recipient to acknowledge his leading
research in soft matter and biological physics. The prize was also
endorsed by the ISMC 2010 conference committee.
The prize will be presented to Prof. Sam Safram by Prof. Dominique
Langevin (who is an Associate Editor of EPJ E) at the beginning of
his plenary talk, 6 July at 8.30 am.
If you wish to vist the ISMC 2010 website go to
http://ismc2010.ugr.es/
June 2010
EPJ D - Speed-control zone for polar molecules
Stark deceleration has emerged over the last decade as a leading technique
for obtaining packets of quantum-state-selected molecules whose velocity can
be tuned all the way down to zero. Here, a new compact,
ultrahigh-vacuum-compatible Stark decelerator is described and demonstrated.
The deceleration stages are fashioned out of tantalum wires, reducing the
total length to about a tenth of that of a conventional Stark decelerator
with the same number of electrode pairs.
The significantly lower cost of assembling and operating the wire
decelerator makes it an attractive source of cold molecules, for use in
applications ranging from trapping experiments to cold collisions to
sympathetic cooling.
A. Marian, H. Haak, P. Geng, and G. Meijer,
Eur. Phys. J. D (2010)
June 2010
EPJ B - Superfluidity of a perfect quantum crystal
Only one liquid exhibits Bose-Einstein condensation in nature: Helium II, . At such temperatures, all other
substances are solid. In these two papers, Vitaly Golovko demonstrates
that Bose-Einstein condensation can also occur in the solid state. Moreover, it is shown that at 0 K, a
condensate crystal is energetically preferable with respect to the same quantum crystal without condensate.
Therefore, on lowering the temperature of the crystal there must somewhere happen Bose-Einstein condensation,
as in liquid helium. This opens a huge field for experimental investigations of Bose-Einstein condensation and
of its influence on properties of solids.
Click here to view the full papers:
[V. Golovko, Eur. Phys. J. B 71 1 (2009) 85-95] and
[V. Golovko, Eur. Phys. J. B 74 3 (2010) 345-356]
May 2010
EPJ B - What atomistic methods tell us about the mechanical response of amorphous solids
Our understanding of elasticity, plasticity and failure in non-crystalline
solids has greatly enhanced through atomic scale simulation. A new
Colloquium paper In
EPJ B
reviews a variety of computational approaches that have been successful in elucidating the atomic
scale phenomena that control the mechanics of amorphous solids. The
constitutive theories that have been developed for describing mechanical
response are briefly illustrated, as well as the prospects for testing the
assumptions of these theories using simulation. The authors, M.L. Falk and
C.E. Maloney, pose the most pressing open questions for substantiating these
theoretical approaches, and ultimately for understanding and predicting the
mechanical behaviour of amorphous solids.
To read the full paper "Simulating the mechanical response of amorphous
solids using atomistic methods" by M.L. Falk and C.E. Maloney, European
Physical Journal B click
here.
May 2010
EPJ B - sp3 domains in graphite induced by visible light
Keiichiro Nasu reviews models of photo-induced structural phase transitions
in relation to recent experimental results on unconventionally photoactive
solids, where the relaxation of optical states results in macroscopic
excited domains with new structural and electronic orders. Two key concepts,
the hidden multi-stability of the ground state and proliferations of
optically excited states are discussed. Taking the ionic to neutral phase
transition in an organic charge-transfer crystal as example, the author
documents the fundamental nature of photo-induced structural phase
transitions. Further, Nasu recounts the details of the discovery of a new
photo-induced phase of carbon, named "diaphite", located in between graphite
and diamond. The mechanism of this photo-induced structural phase transition
is discussed in terms of the proliferation of photo-generated inter-layer
charge-transfer excitations in the visible regime.
To read the full paper 'sp3 domain in graphite by visible light and
photoinduced phase transitions' by K. Nasu, European Physical Journal B
click
here.
April 2010
Schrödinger Medal awarded to EPJ D Editor in Chief
Kurt Becker, Associate Provost at the Polytechnic Institute of NYU and Editor in Chief of EPJ D, was awarded the 2010 SASP Erwin Schrödinger Medal.
The announcement was made in January 2010 during the Symposium of Atomic, Cluster, and Surface Physics (SASP) held in Obergurgl, Austria.
Dr. Becker was cited for his “outstanding scientific achievements and contributions to research in molecular physics –
specifically, the interaction of electrons with molecules and clusters –
as well as in the properties and applications of plasmas”. The medal is named after the Austrian theoretical
physicist Schrödinger, who won the Nobel Prize in 1933 for his work on the development and formulation of quantum mechanics.
The entire journal team is delighted for Kurt Becker and congratulates him on this prestigious achievement.
April 2010
EPJ D - Electrons go unperturbed in a matter-wave interferometer
Photodetachment microscopy provides the best electron affinity measurements on atoms and
molecules. Photodetachment of a negative ion produces a nearly free electron, hardly perturbed by the
residual atomic core. Applying an external electric field does not only concentrate the photoelectron
current in a round spot, but also gives rise to an electron interference pattern, due to the existence
of a pair of possible trajectories bound to every point of the spot. This very fundamental matter-wave
interferometer produces extraordinarily robust interferograms. Although magnetic fields, even in the
sub-microT range, causes fluxes between the interfering trajectories that can be huge compared to the
quantum unit of magnetic flux, a magnetic perturbation of the system appears to only produce a global
deviation of the spot, without any modification of the interference pattern. The main result of the recent
paper published in
EPJ D by
Chaibi et al.
is that even in higher magnetic fields (typically 100 microT) the electron interference phase, or number of interference rings,
remain unperturbed. This comfirms photodetachment as a highly accurate method for electron spectrometry and electron affinity
measurements.
To read the full paper ‘Effect of a magnetic field in photodetachment microscopy’ by W. Chaibi et al., Eur. Phys. J. D (2010)
click
here
April 2010
Quantum memories set to go a long way
A Raman memory
Quantum memories are essential elements for many potential applications of quantum technology.
Research on the development of such memories is currently very lively, with a particular emphasis
on memories that can interface with photons, which are the best carriers of quantum information
over long distances. A Colloquium paper in the May issue on EPJ D reviews a number of different
approaches to this challenge, with a focus on the approaches that were represented in the large
European Union Integrated Project "Qubit Applications". This Colloquium covers solid-state
atomic ensembles, nitrogen-vacancy centres, quantum dots, single atoms and atomic gases. Since the
considered approaches are very diverse, an important part of the work was to establish criteria that
allow a meaningful comparison. The authors discuss both the current experimental state of the art and
the potential long-term performance of the various systems.
To read the full paper ‘Quantum Memories’ by C. Simon et al. click
here
April 2010
Liquid crystals straighten up
Grazing incidence X-ray diffraction, performed by Grelet and colleagues, reveals that thin films
of discotic liquid crystals typically prefer to lie flat in columns oriented along the surface of
their substrate. These materials are potentially useful for organic solar cells, but to achieve
good performance from such devices, the column axis should rather be oriented vertical to the
conducting substrate. However, the authors of this
EPJ E paper have discovered a
specific thermal process that makes it possible to change the column alignment from planar to vertical
and achieve the best conditions for charge transport in photovoltaic devices.
To read the full paper ‘Morphology of open films of discotic hexagonal columnar liquid
crystals as probed by grazing incidence X-ray diffraction’ click
here
March 2010
Giving light a good squeeze
Multi-mode optical systems can improve precision measurements in the domain of quantum imaging and metrology. In this context, mastering quantum fluctuations and correlations in complex optical systems is crucial. In a recent
EPJ D paper, the authors G. Patera, N. Treps, C. Fabre and G.J. de Valcárcel present the quantum model for an optical parametric oscillator synchronously pumped by a mode locked laser. To cope with the complexity of a system that usually involves about 100 000 modes, the authors introduce new physical objects that they call supermodes, which are proper combinations of standard modes. Their dynamics is studied from both a classical and a quantum point of view with respect to the experimental condition considered. This study shows that a synchronously pumped optical parametric oscillator is a suitable and malleable source of highly multimode non-classical light in the temporal domain.
To read the full paper "Quantum theory of synchronously pumped type I optical parametric oscillators: characterization of the squeezed supermodes" Eur. Phys. J.
D 56, 123-140 (2010) click
here
Go to the
EPJ D highlights page to read about two more recent highlights from the journal.
January 2010
Athene Donald wins Glamour award
Athene Donald, the former editor in chief of EPJ E and current member of its advisory editorial
board, has won the Science & Technology Award issued by women’s magazine Glamour.
January 2010
Daan Frenkel becomes Editor in Chief of EPJ E
EPJ E welcomes Daan Frenkel as new Editor in Chief, next to Richard Jones and Frank Jülicher.
Daan Frenkel is a computational physicist who's research focuses on numerical exploration of routes
to design novel, self-assembling structures and materials. Currently he is a professor at the
universities of Cambridge, Amsterdam, Utrecht and Beijing. He is a foreign member of the British
Royal Society and he has many received prestigious awards such as the Aneesur Rahman Prize of the APS,
the Spinoza Prize of the Dutch Research Council and the Berni J. Alder CECAM Prize.
January 2010
Nigel Mason becomes Editor in Chief of EPJ D
We are pleased to announce that from January 2010 Nigel Mason, Professor of Physics at the Open
University, UK, will be leading EPJ D, together with Kurt Becker and Claude Fabre.
Nigel Mason brings to the journal an interdisciplinary approach to the AMOP field. His research
covers a wide range of AMOP topics spanning physics and chemistry including astrochemistry,
atmospheric science, surface science and spectroscopy. Since the 1990s he has studied the spectroscopy
of over 100 molecules (mainly of atmospheric interest) using synchrotron radiation quantifying their
photolysis rates and global warming potential. Research on the formation of molecules by irradiation
of low temperature (20K) ices has led to a new research programme exploring processes on planetary
systems and in the interstellar medium. Most recently his research has extended to study radiation
damage processes within biomolecular systems including DNA.
December 2009
First proton–proton collisions at the LHC as observed with the ALICE detector
On 23rd November 2009, during the early commissioning of the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC),
two counter-rotating proton bunches were circulated for the first time concurrently in the machine,
at the LHC injection energy of 450 GeV per beam, allowing all LHC experiments to report first
collision candidates.
284 such candidates were recorded by the ALICE experiment, allowing the events to be immediately
reconstructed and analyzed. The results obtained by measuring the spatial distribution (specifically,
the pseudorapidity density) of charged primary particles in the central region, were found to be
consistent with previous measurements in proton-antiproton interactions at the same centre-of-mass
energy at the CERN SppS collider (UA5 Collaboration, G.J. Alner et al., Z Phys. C 33 (1986),
DOI 10.1007/BF01410446).
To read this paper click
here
Fig. 1 shows the first pp collision candidate by the event display in the ALICE counting room (3D view).
J Schukraft, the ALICE spokesman, said: This important benchmark test illustrates also the excellent functioning and rapid progress of the LHC accelerator, and of both the hardware and software of the ALICE experiment, in this early start-up phase.
The paper is published open access on SpringerLink.com and distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License.
To read the full paper click
here
December 2009
Atom interferometry in free flight
Philippe Bouyer and co-workers in France performed a range of impressive experiments with an atom interferometer
in free flight, onboard an Airbus aircraft making "micro-gravity jumps". These experiments successfully demonstrate
that when atoms are sufficiently cooled and controlled, their wave properties can be used to perform interferometry
in a way analogous to standard interferometry with light. This moves the field closer to the implementation of a
range of sensors for e.g. gravity, rotation and inertia with unprecedented accuracy. Such devices will be potentially
very useful in satellites and in space missions.
To read the full paper by Philippe Bouyer et al. on "Light-pulse atom interferometry in microgravity" click
here
November 2009
Tidal waves on liquid Helium-4
An analytical theory explains why
a probe molecule such as Na
2 on the surface of a liquid
4He droplet creates soft vibrations which can be used to study the
dynamics of the droplet surface with optical spectroscopy.
To read the full paper by Hizhnyakov, Tehver and Benedek click
here
November 2009
Microscopic modeling of electronic quantum nanodevices reviewed in a Colloquium paper by D. Taj, R.C. Iotti and F. Rossi
Quantum devices represent an important topic of modern nanoscience, characterized by its multi-disciplinary flavor where condensed matter physics, quantum theory, and information technology merge into a unique body of knowledge. In this Colloquium paper Taj and co-workes review and discuss how to work out a microscopic modeling of state-of-the-art electronic quantum devices. The emphasis is on the description of energy-relaxation and decoherence phenomena. Finally, the authors propose an alternative formulation of the problem in terms of a generalized Fermi's Golden Rule. Click here to view the full text:
[D. Taj et al., Eur. Phys. J. B 72 (2009)]
October 2009
The unusual electronic and transport properties of graphene-based nanostructures reviewed in a Colloqium paper by Dubois,
Zanolli, Declerck, and Charlier in EPJ B
Graphene-based nanostructures are expected to display the extraordinary electronic, thermal and mechanical properties and are thus
promising candidates for a wide range applications and opening alternatives to present silicon-based electronics devices. This paper
reviews the electronic and quantum transport properties of these carbon nanomaterials in which confinement effects are playing a crucial
role. After reviewing the transport properties of defect-free systems, doping and topological defects are also proposed as strategy to
tailor quantum conductance in these materials.
For further information see
[S.M.-M. Dubois et al., Eur. Phys. J. B
72/1 (2009)]
October 2009
Time stamping in Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen experiments
Using the time of detection of each single photon, the authors falsify a class of non-ergodic local models that have not been tested in previous experiments on the Bell inequality.
To read the full paper by M.B. Agüero, A.A. Hnilo, M.G. Kovalsky and M.A. Larotonda click
here
July 2009
Kurt Becker to lead the plasma physics sections of EPJ D
As of July 2009
The European Physical Journal D - Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics has a third Editor-in-Chief. Kurt H. Becker (NYU-Poly) has been appointed and will work alongside Franco Gianturco and Claude Fabre,
toward strengthening EPJ D. His particular emphasis will be on low-temperature plasma physics.
Kurt H. Becker is a Professor of Physics and the Associate Provost for Research and Technology Initiatives at Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) in Brooklyn, NY. His background is in experimental atomic,
chemical, and plasma/discharge physics. He has worked extensively on experimental and theoretical studies of electron-driven processes and on low-temperature plasma science and technology. Prior to joining NYU-Poly in 2007, he held
faculty positions at Lehigh University, the City College of CUNY, and at Stevens Institute of Technology, where he was the Head of the Department of Physics and Engineering Physics and also Associate Director of the Center for Environmental
Systems. Kurt Becker is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and holds an Honorary Degree from the Leopold Franzens University Innsbruck, Austria.
For further information read the
Editorial of the EPJD topical issue on
Plasma Science and Technology (August 2009) edited by Kurt Becker.
May 2009
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December 2008
The publishers of
The European Physical Journal (EPJ) and the Editors-in-Chief are pleased to announce that the scope of the journal has substantially extended to include all aspects of the study of biological systems by physical approaches.
The opening of EPJ E to cover the full spectrum of biological physics reflects the growing importance of this field, its strong conceptual and methodological links with soft matter physics, and gives biological physics a true home in the EPJ series.
With the appointment of Frank Jülicher as Editor-in-Chief, alongside Richard A.L. Jones and Georg Maret, the aims and scope of EPJ E have been expanded to include:
- Nucleic acids, membranes and proteins
- Single molecules and nanoscale molecular machines
- Cellular processes and multicellular systems
- Biomimetic systems
- Biological networks
November 2008
Athene Donald, Professor of Experimental Physics at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge, has been nominated for her contribution to unravelling the mysteries of the physics of messy materials, ranging from cement to starch. Some of this work was published in the EPJ E. The former editor in chief of EPJ E (and current member of its advisory editorial board) will receive her prize on 5 March 2009, at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.
Since 1998, the L'ORÉAL-UNESCO Awards have distinguished 57 women from around the globe. Through their individual contributions to scientific research the Laureates have been agents for change and progress.
We have no doubt that Athene Donald will take this award as a new opportunity to promote the work and dedication of female scientists and inspire them to excel.
November 2008
Begun as a merger of
Journal de Physique,
Il Nuovo Cimento and
Zeitschrift für Physik in 1998, EPJ presents itself today as a yet broader coalition and continuation of these founding journals plus
Acta Physica Hungarica,
Anales de Fisica,
Czechoslovak Journal of Physics, and
Portugaliae Physica. Consequently, EPJ is characterized by a rapidly growing author- and readership.
Read the full article published in Europhysics News.
October 2008
Following the completion of the first period (2007-2008) of its OA publishing scheme, and in anticipation of successful negotiations with interested Open Access funding agencies in the future, the "open access" publishing fees for
all experimental papers submitted to and accepted for publication by
The European Physical Journal C - Particles and Fields will continue to be waived. The paper categories concerned are both regular articles and scientific
notes, on experimental physics. Independently, all Letters continue to be published "open access" by default, without any fees being incurred by the authors.
(see the complete EPJ Open Access Statement for more details)
September 2008
Prof. Georg Weiglein (University of Durham, UK) has been appointed the new Editor-in-Chief for theoretical particle and high-energy physics of
The European Physical Journal (EPJ) C. He leads the journal into the hot phase
of LHC physics and works together with Prof. Siegfried Bethke (MPI Munich, Germany), Editor-in-Chief for experimental physics. Georg Weiglein succeeds Jochen Bartels (University of Hamburg, Germany), who had been the journal's theory
Editor-in-Chief since 1999. Jochen Bartels and Dieter Haidt (DESY, Hamburg) together successfully shaped the profile of EPJC, after the merger of the famous journals
Zeitschrift für Physik C and
Il Nuovo Cimento A, back in 1998.
May 2008
The publishers of
The European Physical Journal B - Condensed Matter and Complex Systems
are pleased to announce the appointment of Prof. Alois Loidl (U of Augsburg) and Prof. Luciano Colombo
(U of Cagliari) as new Editors-in-Chief for experimental resp. theoretical condensed matter physics. At
this occasion, EPJ B opens a new main section on computational methods which will publish papers on the
theoretical development and numerical benchmarking of existing and new tools in scientific computing of
relevance for computational solid state and materials physics. In particular, ab initio techniques,
atomistic simulations, quantum monte carlo, and multiscale modelling will be in the new focus.
Colloquia describe the development of new areas of research or the impact of new and promising experimental, theoretical or computational methods in the fields that are within the spectrum of topics covered by the journal. While not as extensive and complete as reviews in the usual sense, they are intended to suitably introduce new research directions and techniques in their early stages of development, and to a wider audience. There is no explicit constraint regarding the length of such manuscripts, although 20 printed pages would be the most usual length. All invited/submitted manuscripts will undergo the same refereeing procedure as all other contributions submitted to the journal. For accepted colloquium papers, authors will receive a honorarium of EUR 200,-- and colour figures will be free of charge. For more details on this new section in EPJD see the
Editorial written by the Editors-in-Chief Claude Fabre and Franco A. Gianturco.
November 2007
In anticipation of successful negotiations with interested Open Access funding agencies, as of today and until such negotiations have taken
place before or by the end of 2008, all experimental papers submitted to and accepted by
The European Physical Journal C -
Particles and Fields will be published with full, online open access without any fees being incurred by the authors.
The paper categories concerned are letters, regular articles as well as scientific notes and tools articles on experimental physics.
(see the Aims & Scopes for a definition of these categories)
This extends the scope of the present default scheme for publishing with online open access in any of the EPJ journals at the
strongly discounted price of EUR 1,000.-- per article, with letter articles already being free of charge and open access by
default for EPJ A and EPJ C since November 2006
(see the Open Access Statement for more details)
September 2006
The publishing consortium of The European Physical Journal (EPJ) and the Editors-in-Chief are pleased to announce that
The European Physical Journal B - Condensed Matter and Complex Systems has substantially extended its existing publishing activities in the fields of Statistical Physics and Nonlinear Dynamics to encompass all aspects of the emerging field of Complex Systems.
With the appointment of Prof. Frank Schweitzer (Z&rich) as section editor for the newly created section Complex Systems within the Editorial Board of EPJ B, the aims and scopes of EPJ B have recently been enlarged to include:
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics Methods
Fluctuation phenomena and stochastic processes
Phase transitions and critical phenomena
Discrete dynamics, chaos and adaptive control
Time series analysis
Non-equilibrium dynamics, pattern formation
Physics of networks
Interdisciplinary Physics
Information theory, combinatorial optimization
Multi-agent systems, selforganization and emergence
Multicellular phenomena, systems biology
Ecological and population dynamics
Environmental systems, hazards and risks
Traffic, infrastructures and urban dynamics
Dynamics of groups and organizations
Economic models, evolutionary game theory
Financial markets, econophysics
Information, social and economic networks
The Editors-in-Chief of EPJ B
Prof. Hans-Rudolf Ott (Z&rich), Prof. Petra Rudolf (Groningen)
The EPJ publishing consortium
August 2006
EPJ A broadens its scope in heavy ion physics by merging with the Acta Physica Hungarica A -
Heavy Ion Physics (APH A) as of January 1st, 2007. APH A, a well respected journal in the field has emerged from
the Acta Physics Hungarica, initially covering all areas of physics, in the 1990s. See also the
Letter of the Editor of APH
August 2006EPJ D broadens its scope in plasma physics by merging
with the Czechoslovak Journal of Physics (CJoP) as of January 1st, 2007. CJoP is presently published by the Institute of Physics of the
Czech Academy of Sciences and distributed by Springer. Publishing in all areas of physics CJoP is particularly active in the field of
plasma physics. To reflect this new emphasis in scope, EPJ D has recently changed its subtitle from "Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics"
to "Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics". Acta Physica Hungarica B - Quantum Electronics is also merging. See also the
Letter of the Editors of EPJ D
October 2005EPJ D supports and endorses the European Commission's
new Quantum Information Classification Scheme (QICS) which, in the field of quantum information sciences, both extends and complements
the well-known PACS scheme. For accepted EPJ D articles relevant to the subject matter, the Editorial Office of EPJ D will kindly
invite authors to provide appropriate QICS codes in addition to the usual PACS codes. See also the
Press Release. The HTML version of the QICS codes can be found
here.
March 2005Dr Dominique Langevin,
University of Paris-Sud, Orsay, France Associate Editor EPJ E-Soft Matter, has been awarded the L'ORAL-UNESCO Award 2005 Materials Sciences
for her fundamental investigations of detergents, emulsions and foams.
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