ICD-X: Interatomic Coulombic Decay in External Environments
ICD-X: Interatomic Coulombic Decay in External Environments
Physics & Astronomy
Date: Monday 20 September 2021 - Tuesday 21 September 2021
Time: 09:00 - 17:00
Venue: Online + in-person in the Senate Room
Category: Conferences, Academic events
Website: www.icdx.info
Interatomic Coulombic decay (ICD) is an ultrafast process by which energy can be transferred between atoms, molecules and clusters. First theoretically predicted in 1997, it has since been observed in numerous contexts, finding relevance across a wide range of fields including radiation biology and neutralisation of highly charged ions. These applications mean situations beyond the theoretical idealisation of two particles in vacuum need to be considered, leading to an increasing interest in environment-modified ICD. Since ICD is at its heart an energy transfer process, much of the underlying theory is formally similar to that for Förster resonance energy transfer (RET/FRET), which is well-studied in a wide variety of systems. This meeting will bring together experts from both the ICD and RET communities, facilitating future collaborations and knowledge exchange in this rapidly expanding field of study.