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AMIG 2012

The 2012 Meeting of the Atomic and Molecular Interactions Group will be held on the 28th and 29th of June 2012 in the Dept of Physics and Astronomy,  University College London.

For a preliminary participant list please click here.
All sessions are held in room A1 on the top floor of the physics building. A selection of useful maps can be found at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/maps/

A 200 Pound prize will be awarded to the best student speaker at the Meeting.

The conference dinner will take place on thrusday at 20:30 pm at Camino King's Cross. For details click here.

Preliminary Programme

Thursday 28 June 2012

13.00 - 14.00	Tea, coffee and sandwiches upon arrival Registration
14.00 - 16.20	Session 1
14.00	Opening
14.10	Invited speaker: Stephan Denifl (University of Innsbruck) ' Low Energy Electron Collisions with Biologically Relevant Molecules'
15.00	Binukumar Nair (Open University) 'Electron Irradiaton and Temperature Dependent Studies of Solid Methyl Formate'
15.20	Agnieszka Werpachowska (UCL) 'Disorder in Open Quantum Systems'
15:40	Francesca Shearer (Queen's University Belfast) 'Strong-Field Detachment of Negative Ions by Few-Cycle Laser Pulses'
16.20	Tea / Coffee
16.50 - 18.50	Session 2
16.50	Invited Speaker: Jon Marangos (Imperial College London) 'Attosecond Science via High Harmonic Generation'
17.40	Bradley Augstein (UCL) 'Alternative Interpretation of High-Order Harmonic Generation Using Bohmian Trajectories'
18:00	Andrew Brown (Queen's University Belfast) 'Multielectron Dynamics in Harmonic Generation'
18.20	Roman Spesyvtsev (UCL) 'Femtosecond Non-Adiabatic Dynamics of Photoexcited Aniline'
18.40-19:20	AMIG AGM
19:20-20:00	Poster session and Tea/Coffee
20.30 - 22.30	Conference Dinner

Friday 29 June 2012

9.00 - 10.50	Session 3
9.00	Invited Speaker: James Walters (Queen's University Belfast) 'Antimatter Atomic Physics'
9.50	Michael Shipman (UCL) 'Electron-like Scattering of Positronium'
10.10	Rebekah D'Arcy (University College Dublin) 'Spectra of Sn and Xn Ions Resulting from Collisions with Rare-gas Targets '
10:30	Sarah Jhumka (University of Manchester) 'Superelastic Scattering of Laser-Excited Atoms'
10:50	Rajendra Parajuli (Open University/Tribhuvan University, Nepal) 'Unimolecular fragmentation of molecular cluster ions and metal ligand dication complex: Measurements of kinetic energy release and binding energy'
11.10 - 11.40	Tea / Coffee
11.40 - 13.30	Session 4
11.40	Invited Speaker: Tania Monteiro (University College London) 'Optomechanical Cooling of Levitated Spheres: Quantum and Classical Dynamics'
12.30	Hugo Lamb (Queen's University Belfast) 'Universality and Scaling for Quantum Gases'
12.50	Matthew Harvey (University of Manchester) 'Cold Free Electron Bunches from Cold Atoms'
13.10	Tim Mortensen (University of Swansea) 'Positional Control of Compressed Particle Clouds in a Buffer Gas Accumulator'
13.30	Lunch
14:00 - 15.00	AMIG Committee Meeting

Registration

The registration fee includes accomodation at the UCL Ramsay Hall, conference costs, abstract book, coffee & tea, lunches and the conference dinner. A fee that excludes accomodation is also available. Payment is by cheque, credit card or bank transfer.

Registration deadline:
Resident: 1st of June 2012
Non-Resident: 15th of June 2012

Please note:

• For those registering from 11/06 onwards: If paying by credit card, please write down your details on this form in addition to the registration form provided below.
• Update (11/06): We still have some rooms left at the Ramsay Hall. We would be grateful, however, if you could register as soon as possible in case you need accommodation.

The following registration fees apply:

Regular Regular Student Student

Resident Non-resident Resident Non-resident

91 pounds 55 pounds 91 pounds 55 pounds

Please note: When paying your fees it is important to use the reference code "CJX1_AMIG", otherwise your payment will not reach us.

To register, please fill out the registration form ( pdf , doc ; if paying by credit card please also fill the additional form provided here ). In the form, please indicate if you (i) would like to give a talk, (ii) present a poster, or (iii) neither of the above. Upon registration, please provide a tentative title for your presentation. A final title should be provided with the abstract. If paying by bank transfer, just e-mail the form to Christine Johnston (christine.johnston@ucl.ac.uk). Please send a copy to c.faria@ucl.ac.uk and use the subject: Registration_AMIG; bank details are on the registration forms. If paying by credit card, complete the credit card details on the registration form and fax it to Christine on +44 (0) 20 7679 7145. If paying by cheque, please make it payable to University College London and send it together with the registration form to:

Ms. Christine Johnston
Department of Physics and Astronomy
University College London
Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, U.K.

Abstracts

An abstract book will be produced and made available to every delegate. All speakers are asked to email their abstract to:

Dr. Carla Faria
Email: c.faria@ucl.ac.uk
Please use "Abstract (AMIG meeting)" as the subject

Abstract deadline: 15th of June 2012

Abstracts should be in pdf or doc format, cover 1 page A4 portrait maximum with 2 cm margins, and text in Times Roman 12 font with single line spacing. The file name should be the name of the (first) author. The abstract should contain:

Title
Authors
Affiliation
Text of abstract

Accommodation

We have reserved 20 single rooms at the Ramsay Hall, which will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. The Ramsay Hall is a newly refurbished student hall within walking distance from UCL and close to Goodge Street, Warren Street, Euston Square and Great Portland Street underground stations. The bed and breakfast rate is £36, and it has shared facilities. For more details see http://www.ucl.ac.uk/residences/information/groups/ramsay-hall or call Ramsay Hall, phone: 0044 (0)20 7387 4537.

Please note (update 11/06): We still have rooms at the Ramsay Hall. However, in case you need accommodation, please register as soon as possible.

LOCAL HOTELS

Euston Square Hotel 152-156 North Gower Street London NW1 2LU, UK Tel: +44 (0)207 388 00 99 Fax: +44 (0)207 383 71 65 http://www.euston-square-hotel.com/ Single: £84	Swinton Hotel 18-24 Swinton Street King's Cross, London WC1X 9NX, UK Tel: +44 (0)207 837 14 51 Fax: +44 (0)207 833 87 43 http://www.swintonhotel.com/index.asp Single: £50
Arosfa Hotel 83 Gower Street London WC1 Tel: +44 (0)20 7636 2115 http://www.arosfalondon.com Single: £60 Double: £85	Ashlee House 261-265 Gray's Inn Road Tel: +44 (0)20 7833 9400 Fax: +44 (0)20 7833 9677 http://www.ashleehouse.co.uk Dorm: £11-£18 Single: £37 Double: £25
Tavistock Hotel Tavistock Square London WC1 Tel: +44 (0)20 7636 8383 http://www.imperialhotels.co.uk Single: £61 Double: £82	Staunton Hotel 13-15 Gower Street London WC1E 6HE Tel: 020 7580 2740 http://www.stauntonhotel.com Single: £88 Double: £112
Premier Travel Inn 1 Dukes Road London WC1H 9PJ Tel: +44 20 7238 3301 Fax: +44 20 7554 3419 http://www.premiertravelinn.com Single/Double: £75	Hotel President Russell Square London WC1N 1DB Tel: +44 20 7837 8844 http://www.imperialhotels.co.uk Single: £67 Double: £89
The Mentone Hotel 54-56 Cartwright Gardens London WC1H 9EL Tel: +44 (0)20 7387 3927 http://www.mentonehotel.com Single: £60 Double: £83	Imperial Hotel 61-66 Russell Square London WClB 5B13 Tel: +44 20 7278 7871 Fax: +44 20 7837 4653 http://www.imperialhotels.co.uk Single: £73 Double: £98

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