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International Focus Workshop on
Quantum Fluid Clusters (QFC 09)
May 25 - 27, 2009
Scientific Coordinators:
Frank Stienkemeier (Universität Freiburg, Germany)
Josef Tiggesbäumker (Universität Rostock, Germany)
Organisation:
Mandy Lochar (MPIPKS Dresden, Germany)
Helium droplets offer the unique opportunity to study the properties of quantum many-body objects. Moreover, atoms, molecules and clusters show a number of unusual features when embedded in helium droplets due to the peculiar nature of the quantum solvent. Helium nanodroplet isolation spectroscopy allows to determine the low temperature properties of stable complexes as well as fragile transient species. Even the dynamics of chemical reactions in the ultracold and quantum environment can be studied. Finally, studies on hydrogen clusters have recently been pushed forward, offering an alternative quantum system showing remarkable properties.
The purpose of the workshop is to bring together scientists working on the field of quantum fluid clusters and further aspects of superfluidity in finite systems. The workshop series on Quantum Fluid Clusters started in 1989 in Trento (Italy), continued 1994, 1997 and 2000 at Schloss Ringberg (Germany), 2002 in Trento (Italy), and 2005 in Bad Honnef (Germany).
Main topics: | ||
- Structure and elementary excitations of quantum fluid clusters | ||
- Spectroscopy of atoms, molecules and clusters isolated in quantum clusters | ||
- Low temperature nanoscale chemistry | ||
- Quantum fluids in confined dimensions |
List of invited speakers:
| Manuel Barranco (Barcelona) | Martina Havenith (Bochum) | Marcel Mudrich (Freiburg) | ||
| Massimo Boninsegni (Edmonton) | Wolfgang Jäger (Edmonton) | Dan Neumark (Berkeley) | ||
| Marcel Drabbels (Lausanne) | Joshua Jortner (Tel Aviv) | Paul Scheier (Innsbruck) | ||
| Andrew Ellis (Leicester) | Kevin Lehman (Charlottesville) | Peter Toennies (Göttingen) | ||
| Wolfgang Ernst (Graz) | Karl-Heinz Meiwes-Broer (Rostock) | Andrej Vilesov (Los Angeles) | ||
| Franco Gianturco (Rome) | Takamasa Momose (Vancouver) | |||
Applications are welcome
and should be made by using the application form
on this web page. The number of attendees is
limited. The registration fee for the conference is 50 Euro. Costs for the
accommodation and meals will be covered by the Max Planck
Institute.
In exceptional cases, funding is available to partially cover travel
expenses. Please note that childcare is available upon request.
Deadline for applications is January 30, 2009.
For further information please e-mail to: qfc09
mpipks-dresden.mpg.de
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