EPJ ST Special Issue: Interaction of Highly Charged Ions and Electrons with Atoms and Molecules

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Published on 05 June 2025

Guest Editors: Baoren Wei, Amine Cassimi, Xu Shan

The interaction of highly charged ions and electrons with atom/molecule is one of the most important processes in nano- and atto-science, representing a critical frontier and persistent challenge in atomic and molecular physics. Investigations on these processes also hold significant applications for plasma physics, space physics, biomedical applications and materials science. However, due to the complexity arising from multi-electron interactions, the reaction channels are numerous and coupled with each other, significant challenges exist for both experiment and theory, where the many-body correlation problem remains to be solved. In recent years, advancements in ion source technology and momentum spectroscopy, combined with the integration of AI, have opened up unprecedented opportunities in atomic and molecular physics. These innovations are expected to drive significant progress in atomic and molecular dynamics research.

The articles in this issue provide a snapshot of ongoing research on charged particle interaction with atoms and molecules. It is hoped that this special topic can comprehensively reflect the latest developments and research directions in this field, providing reference and assistance for the development of research in related fields.

Articles should be submitted to the Editorial Office of EPJ ST via the submission system, and should be clearly identified as intended for the topical issue “Interaction of Highly Charged Ions and Electrons with Atoms and Molecules”.

More detailed author information including paper types can be found in the Submission Guidelines. For the preparation of the manuscripts a special latex template (preferably single-column layout) is available here.

Guest Editors:

Prof. Dr. Baoren Wei
Institute of Modern Physics, Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Ion-Beam Application (MOE), Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
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Dr. Amine Cassimi
CIMAP, CEA-CNRS-ENSICAEN-UNICAEN, Normandie Université, BP5133, F-14050 Caen Cedex 04, France.
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Associate Prof. Dr. Xu Shan
Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China.
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