Joint ICTP-IAEA School on Atomic and Molecular Processes in Plasmas

Administration

Description

The call for applications is now closed.

This joint IAEA-ICTP School will include a 5-day series of lectures and computing practical exercises from leading researchers to help early-career plasma physicists develop an understanding of the fundamental processes that govern radiative and collisional properties of diverse plasmas.

The purpose of this School is to provide training and knowledge-transfer for plasma physicists and plasma spectroscopists by bringing together experts in experimental and theoretical plasma spectroscopy. The chosen topics are those relevant to the spectroscopic analysis and modeling of plasmas at the atomic and molecular levels with applications to fusion, astrophysics, and industry. Several representative experimental cases for diverse plasma conditions will be thoroughly discussed with an emphasis on spectroscopic diagnostics. Data management and analysis, online data tools and artificial intelligence applications related to the topics covered will be introduced, with practical examples and exercises supporting the lectures and demonstrations.

Topics

Modern methods for the calculation of atomic structure, radiation, and collisions
Fundamentals of molecular spectroscopy and molecular processes in plasmas
Ionization distributions, spectral line intensities and collisional-radiative modeling
Spectroscopy of plasma-surface interactions
Diagnostics of high- and low-temperature plasmas in magnetic fusion devices
Astrophysical spectroscopy
Machine learning techniques for plasmas
Online atomic and molecular databases and tools
Data management and dissemination

Speakers

U. Fantz, MPI for Plasma Physics, Germany
R. Guirlet, CEA, France
K. Heinola, IAEA, Austria
C. Hill, UCL, UK
Y. Ralchenko, UMD/NASA, USA
I. Schneider, U. Le Havre Normandy, France
L. Sharma, IAEA, Austria
J. Tennyson, UCL, UK

NB: In the application form, all applicants are requested to submit a brief research abstract for a poster presentation. Please use ICTP templates available for download below.

Applications without an abstract won't qualify for selection.

Grants: A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants, with priority given to participants from developing countries. There is no registration fee.

Material

Abstract Templates Booklet Final List of Participants Photo Awardees Poster group photo

Joint ICTP-IAEA School on Atomic and Molecular Processes in Plasmas | (smr 4214)

Go to day

Monday, 4 May 2026

09:00 - 16:40

09:00 Registration Formalities and Opening remarks 50'

REGISTRATION: Upon arrival, Visitors not staying in the ICTP Guest Houses, are kindly requested to complete registration formalities in the lobby. The Registration Desk will be open in the morning starting from 9:00.

09:50 Atomic Structure and Radiation - Part I 1h0'

Speaker:	Yuri Ralchenko (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA)
Material:	Slides

10:50 Coffee Break 25'
11:15 Atomic Structure and Radiation - Part II 50'

Speaker: Yuri Ralchenko (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA)
12:05 Lunch Break 1h25'

13:30 Rotational Spectroscopy 50'

Speaker:	Christian Hill (University College London, UK)
Material:	Slides

14:20 Short Break 10'

14:30 Vibrational Spectroscopy 50'

Speaker:	Christian Hill (University College London, UK)
Material:	Slides

15:20 Coffee Break 20'
15:40 Posters Session 1h0'
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Group I: Last name from A to G
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17:30 - 19:30

17:30 Welcome Reception 2h0'

All Participants are cordially invited to the Welcome Reception.

Tuesday, 5 May 2026

09:00 - 17:30

09:00 Atomic Collisions - Part I 50'

Speaker:	Lalita Sharma (IAEA, Austria)
Material:	Slides

09:50 Short Break 10'
10:00 Atomic Collisions - Part II 50'

Speaker: Lalita Sharma (IAEA, Austria)
10:50 Coffee Break 25'

11:15 An introduction to electron-molecule collisions - Part I 50'

Speaker:	Jonathan Tennyson (University College London, UK)
Material:	Slides

12:05 Lunch Break 1h25'
13:30 An introduction to electron-molecule collisions - Part II 50'

Speaker: Jonathan Tennyson (University College London, UK)
14:20 Short Break 10'

14:30 Electron induced reactivity of molecular cations: theory 50'

Speakers:	Ioan Schneider (Le Havre Normandy University, France), David Hvizdos (Le Havre Normandy University, France)
Material:	Slides

15:20 Coffee Break 20'

15:40 Electron induced reactivity of molecular cations: applications in edge plasma and astrochemistry 1h0'

Speaker:	Ioan Schneider (Le Havre Normandy University, France)
Material:	Slides

16:40 Linux + Jupyter 50'
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Computer Lab
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Speaker: Christian Hill (University College London, UK)

Wednesday, 6 May 2026

09:00 - 16:40

09:00 Collisional-radiative modelling and line intensities - Part I 50'

Speaker:	Yuri Ralchenko (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA)
Material:	Slides

09:50 Short Break 10'
10:00 Collisional-radiative modelling and line intensities - Part II 50'

Speaker: Yuri Ralchenko (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA)
10:50 Coffee Break 25'

11:15 Online databases and APIs 50'

Speaker:	Christian Hill (University College London, UK)
Material:	Slides

12:05 Lunch Break 1h25'

13:30 Fusion spectroscopy - Part I 50'

Speaker:	Remy Guirlet (CEA, France)
Material:	Slides

14:20 Short Break 10'
14:30 Fusion spectroscopy - Part II 50'

Speaker: Remy Guirlet (CEA, France)
15:20 Coffee Break 20'
15:40 Posters Session 1h0'
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Group II: Last name from H to N
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Thursday, 7 May 2026

09:00 - 16:40

09:00 Fusion PSI spectroscopy - Part I 50'

Speaker:	Kalle Heinola (IAEA, Austria)
Material:	Slides

09:50 Short Break 10'
10:00 Fusion PSI spectroscopy - Part II 50'

Speaker: Kalle Heinola (IAEA, Austria)
10:50 Coffee Break 25'

11:15 Low-temperature plasmas - Part I 50'

Speaker:	Ursel Fantz (MPI for Plasma Physics, Germany)
Material:	Slides

12:05 Lunch Break 1h25'
13:30 Low-temperature plasmas - Part II 50'

Speaker: Ursel Fantz (MPI for Plasma Physics, Germany)
14:20 Short Break 10'
14:30 FLYCHK 50'
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Computer Lab
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Speaker: Yuri Ralchenko (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA)
15:20 Coffee Break 20'
15:40 Posters Session 1h0'
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Group III: Last name from O to Z
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Friday, 8 May 2026

09:00 - 12:00

09:00 Atomic databases demonstration 50'

Speaker:	Yuri Ralchenko (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA)
Material:	Slides

09:50 Short Break 10'

10:00 Emission spectra of hot molecules in fusion and astrophysics 50'

Speaker:	Jonathan Tennyson (University College London, UK)
Material:	Slides

10:50 Coffee Break 25'
11:15 Q&A + Best Poster Award 45'