| PSAS 2002
(International Conference on Precision Physics of Simple Atomic Systems)
will take place in St. Petersburg from June, 30 to July, 4 in 2002 as
a satellite meeting to the International Conference on Quantum
Electronics (Moscow, June, 22 - 28 ), which has a special
section devoted to precision measurements. The PSAS 2002 meeting will be
a direct continuation of the Hydrogen
Atom 2: Precision Physics of Simple Atomic Systems meeting in Italy
(June, 2000), and recent progress in the field will be presented.
The PSAS meeting is organized by the the Russian
Center of Laser Physics at the Saint Petersburg State University in
collaboration with the D. I. Mendeleev Institute for Metrology, the University
of Groningen, the Institute of Laser Physics (Novosibirsk) and the Max-Planck-Institut
f?r Quantenoptik.
The meeting will be devoted to simple atomic systems,
i.e. ones which provide an opportunity doing atomic physics to learn something
beyond (the fundamental interactions, constants or symmetry, properties
of simple nuclei and particles etc.). The conference program also contains
several topics related to specific problems associated with high-precision
experiments and metrology.
The main
conference topics are:
High resolution spectroscopy
of hydrogen and helium
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Precision study
of muonium and positronium
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Spectrum of few-electron
medium- and high-Z ions
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Muonic and exotic atoms
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Precision
frequency metrology
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Fundamental
constants
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Search for new physics
via Atomic spectroscopy
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Structure of proton
and light nuclei
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Bound state
QED
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We are planning to have special sessions
devoted to:
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Theoretical methods
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Experimental methods
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Hot results
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The conference will take place during the exciting
period of the white nights, which are quite attractive for
tourists. The accommodation and the major sessions will be organized in
Pushkin; a beautiful suburb of St. Petersburg. Pushkin (formerly Tzarskoe
selo - King village) was a summer residence of several Russian Emperors
and Empresses includibg Elithabet, Catherine II (the Great), Alexander
I and Nicolaus II. The conference will be held in Datcha of Kotchubey,
a former private house of the last Chief Master of Ceremonies of the Court.
The
conference fee will be $300-350 and it includes:
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direct conference expenses
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meals
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welcome party
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conference dinner
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book of abstracts
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conference proceedings
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The hotel price is expected to be $50-75 per person
per night. The fee for an accompanying person is expected to be $200-250.
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