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EUROPEAN RESEARCH CONFERENCE
Highly Excited Electronic States
Highly Excited States and Collisional Processes
23-28 October 1998
The ERC Conference page (York)
http://rempi.york.ac.uk/esfconf.html
and the programme is at
http://rempi.york.ac.uk/esfprog.html
The ERC Conference page (note cases of lettering)
http://www.esf.org/euresco/PC99137A.HTM
Co-chairmen
Dr Tim Softley Professor Klaus Müller Dethlefs
Physical and Theoretical Department of Chemistry
Chemistry Laboratory University of York
University of Oxford York, Y010 5DD
South Parks Road United Kingdom
Oxford, OX1 3QZ
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1865 275428 + 44 1904 434526
Fax: +44 1865 275410 + 44 1904 434527
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The European Research Conference on Highly Excited Electronic States is
to be held at San Feliu de Guixols, Spain, 23-28 October 1999. This
conference aims to bring together researchers active in the field of
spectroscopic and dynamical studies of highly excited electronic states
of molecules (e.g. Rydberg, ion-pair or dipole-bound states), including
those who study the properties directly and those that make use of them
in areas such as ZEKE spectroscopy, ionic state selection, Rydberg
tagging etc. The sub-title for the conference "highly excited states and
collisional processes" reflects both the importance of furthering
understanding of the interactions of highly excited states with the
environment, and a growing range of applications that uses highly
excited states as a tool to understand reactive collisions (both half
and full collisions). Topics to be covered include: the interaction of
Rydberg molecules with external fields, ions and neutrals; electron
transfer from highly excited states (both inter-molecular and
intramolecular); dissociative recombination; new spectroscopic
applications in pulsed-field ionization and related spectroscopies (ZEKE
MATI PIRI etc.); Rydberg states in plasmas, in clusters, in condensed
matter and in collision with surfaces; study and control of electron
dynamics in highly excited states; threshold photodissociation;
photoionization dynamics near threshold; studies of unimolecular and
bimolecular reactions by Rydberg tagging; new theoretical developments.
There has been a series of four previous ESF conferences in this general
area since 1990, (in Kreuth, Giens, Lengries and Emmerton), of which you
may have attended one or more, and the aim of the present conference is
to build on the excellent traditions of open and lively discussion while
broadening the scope a little, encouraging new faces to make
presentations, and allowing a natural evolution of the subject matter
in keeping with current developments.
It is the expectation at the ESF conferences that the speakers will stay
for the entire duration of the conference (arrival Sat 23rd October
evening, departure Thursday lunchtime) to allow good interactions with
all participants (estimated 100 total). The time allocated for each talk
would be approximately 45 minutes followed by a 15 minute discussion
period. There will also be a small number of Hot Topic talks and a
poster session. The poster will be displayed for the full duration of
the conference.
Invited Speakers
M.N.R. Ashfold (Bristol, UK)
Ch. Bordas (Lyon, France)
M. Chergui (Lausanne, Switzerland)
M.C.R. Cockett (York, UK)
J.P. Connerade (London, UK)
F.B. Dunning (Houston, USA)
J.M. Dyke (Southampton, UK)
T. Ebata (Tohuku, Japan)
Helen H. Fielding (London, UK)
J. Hepburn (Waterloo, Canada)
H. Hotop (Kaiserslautern, Germany)
M.A. Johnson (Yale, USA)
Ch. Jungen (Paris, France)
K. Kleinermanns (Düsseldorf, Germany)
F. Merkt (Zurich, Switzerland)
L.D. Noordam (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Francoise Remacle (Liege, Belgium)
J.P. Scherman (Paris, France)
Annick Suzor Weiner (Paris, France)
W. Van der Zande (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
R. Weinkauf (Garching, Germany)
San Feliu de Guixols, near Barcelona on the Costa Brava, is described as
an idyllic fishing village renowned for its broad sandy beaches, and the
conference hotel is situated on a quiet peninsular with 360 metres of
its own coastline. The climate is "mildly tropical".
Further Details and Electronic Registration
http://www.esf.org/euresco/PC99137A.HTM
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The original ZEKE Home page
http://rempi.york.ac.uk/
Please also note Faraday Discussion 115 "Molecular Photoionisation"
will be held in York, UK, 3 to 5 April 2000
The Faraday Discussion 115 page (York)
http://rempi.york.ac.uk/rscconf.html
The Faraday Discussion page
http://www.rsc.org/lap/confs/fadmeet.htm
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Professor Klaus Muller-Dethlefs
Chair of Physical Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
The University of York
York YO10 5DD
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1904 434526
Direct Fax: +44 1904 434527
Secr Tel:+44 1904 432525
Dept Fax: +44 1904 432516
