Atomic Collision Theory.

在天体物理学和人造等离子体中，原子粒子之间的碰撞永远存在。它们的理解对于基础科学和工业应用都是至关重要的。该项目将发展底层散射理论，以解决该领域的新问题和突出问题。这些问题的范围从氢的电子或质子撞击电离的基本问题，到涉及天体物理学、核聚变、x射线激光和照明工业感兴趣目标的碰撞。该理论还将扩展到原子表面相互作用。对原子粒子和表面之间碰撞的理解将支持纳米科学和量子计算的新兴领域。

Collisions between atomic particles are ever-present in astrophysical and man-made plasmas. Their understanding is vital for both fundamental science and industrial applications. The project will develop underlying scattering theory to solve new and outstanding problems in the field. These range from the fundamental problems of electron- or proton-impact ionisation of hydrogen through to collisions involving targets of interest to astrophysics, fusion, X-ray lasers and the lighting industry. The theory will also be extended to atom-surface interactions. The understanding of collisions between atomic particles and surfaces will support emerging fields of nanoscience and quantum computing.