Organized by the Institute of Nuclear Fusion. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Purpose

The purpose of the meeting is to bring together a relatively small, international group of leading researchers in radiative transfer, line shapes, dense plasma spectroscopy, atomic kinetics and plasma processes, to identify current problems in these fields and directions for future research. The framework will be a series of oral sessions and one poster session in which a large fraction of the participants will make presentations. Additional unstructured time will be included to discuss and plan future efforts.

Further, to ensure that the diverse areas contained within the study of the radiative properties of hot dense matter are addressed, we encourage reports from other related workshops. This year we hope to hear reports on the 6th NLTE Kinetics Code Comparison Workshop, development of efforts in warm dense matter research, VUV-FEL and other ongoing experiments.

Topics

Previous meetings have covered dense plasma absorption and emission spectroscopy, radiation heating, opacities, spectral line shapes, dense plasma effects and the breakdown of the isolated atom picture, non-equilibrium atomic kinetics and radiation transfer, and detailed X-ray spectra simulation. Experiments using high-intensity short-pulse lasers and z-pinch type discharges to generate and diagnose hot dense matter bring new perspectives to these topics.

Suggestions for additional topics related to the theme of the meeting, but not specifically covered by these categories, are enthusiastically solicited by the organizers and will be considered for inclusion in the program depending on overall response and time constraints. Such suggestions should be conveyed to the organizers as early as possible.

Deadline for suggestions of topics and speakers, August 1st