Abstract
Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics is delighted to announce a forthcoming special issue on the spectroscopy of highly-charged ions, to appear in the early summer of 2015, and invites you to submit a paper. From fusion to astrophysics to EUV lithography, highly-charged ions (HCI) are used to diagnose plasma properties, create new powerful sources of light and even verify the most fundamental theories. Since the mere creation of such multiply-stripped atoms requires extreme temperature or energies, their radiation is frequently the only physical data available to researchers. Even so, the HCI spectra provide a variety of rich and detailed information on ion properties and environment conditions. Over the last couple of decades, spectroscopy of HCI has been given a strong impetus through the development of both compact (e.g. electron beam ion traps) and large-scale (e.g. tokamaks, stellarators, storage rings) machines capable of efficiently producing atoms that are ionized fifty, sixty, or even ninety times. This, in turn, triggered the development of new experimental and theoretical techniques to measure and analyze HCI spectra and to use this radiation for plasma diagnostics. The purpose of this special issue will be to provide an extensive account of the state of the art in this thriving area of atomic physics. The covered topics, in particular, will include (but not be limited to): New experimental methods for the production and recording of HCI spectra Identification of HCI spectra Measurement of transition lifetimes Relativistic, QED and nuclear effects in HCI spectra Polarization and angular distribution of radiation Effects of external fields on HCI spectra Tests of fundamental theories Plasma spectroscopy and spectra modeling with HCI Please submit your article by 1 December 2014 using our website http://mc04.manuscriptcentral.com/jphysb-iop. Submissions received after this date will be considered for the journal, but may not be included in the special issue.
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