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Physics

Atomic / molecular / quantum

News and Updates

Projects and Programs

schematic of the MOTIS ion beam source

Novel Sources for Focused-ion Beams

Completed
Focused beams of ions have a wide range of uses, from nanoscale imaging to the fabrication of nanomaterials. We are developing novel cold-atom based ion sources

Atomic Wavefunctions

Ongoing
NIST scientists are actively developing new algorithms for extremely high-accuracy computation of non-relativistic eigenstates of few-electron atomic systems.

The Research

schematic of the MOTIS ion beam source

Novel Sources for Focused-ion Beams

Completed
Focused beams of ions have a wide range of uses, from nanoscale imaging to the fabrication of nanomaterials. We are developing novel cold-atom based ion sources

Atomic Wavefunctions

Ongoing
NIST scientists are actively developing new algorithms for extremely high-accuracy computation of non-relativistic eigenstates of few-electron atomic systems.

Additional Resources Links

Atomic Spectra Database
Atomic Spectroscopy Databases
Handbook of Basic Atomic Spectroscopic Data

Publications

Awards