Atomic Collision Theory.

在天体物理和人造等离子体中，原子粒子之间的碰撞一直存在。他们的理解对基础科学和工业应用都至关重要。该项目将发展潜在的散射理论，以解决该领域新的和突出的问题。这些问题从氢的电子或质子碰撞电离的基本问题，到涉及天体物理学、聚变、X射线激光和照明工业的感兴趣的目标的碰撞。该理论还将扩展到原子与表面的相互作用。理解原子粒子和表面之间的碰撞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.