A series of International Symposia "Atomic Cluster Collisions: structure and dynamics from the nuclear to the biological scale" started in 2003, and eleven ISACC conferences have been held so far. The most recent ISACC conference was held in Hveragerði, Iceland, in July 2023.
The ISACC conference series promotes the growth and exchange of scientific information on the structure, dynamics and properties of complex atomic, molecular, cluster, nanoscopic and biological systems studied primarily by means of photonic, electronic and atomic collisions. Particular attention is paid to dynamical phenomena and many-body effects taking place in clusters, nanostructures, molecular and biological systems. These include problems of fusion and fission, fragmentation, collective electron excitations, phase transitions, radiation damage, and many others.
The scope of the MultIChem COST Action and its annual conferences is closely linked to the topical areas of the ISACC conference series. Three previous MultIChem conferences have brought together experts from physics, chemistry, biology, and nanoscience, specialising in theoretical, experimental and computational multiscale modelling studies of irradiation-driven chemistry processes and phenomena involving complex molecular (including cluster) systems exposed to radiation.
The joint MultIChem-ISACC 2025 conference will cover experimental, theoretical and applied aspects of atomic cluster physics and the above-mentioned topics. Particular attention will also be given to the use of advanced computational techniques and high-performance computing for studying the above-mentioned phenomena and effects. The links of the ISACC and MultIChem topics to novel and emerging technologies will be an important focus of the MultIChem-ISACC 2025 conference.
Finally, the conference will provide a platform for discussions on current research, technological challenges and related initiatives within the ISACC and MultIChem topical areas.
The following topics will be addressed in the MultIChem-ISACC 2025 Conference:
- Structure and dynamics of atomic clusters and nanoparticles
- Structure and dynamics of biomolecules
- Reactivity and nanocatalysis
- Clustering in systems of various dimensionality and degrees of complexity
- Photon, electron and ion collisions with free atomic clusters and nanoparticles
- Radiation-induced phenomena with clusters and nanoparticles deposited on surfaces and placed in a molecular environment
- Photon, electron and ion collisions with biomolecules, molecular and biomolecular clusters
- Complex collision, radiative and fragmentation processes
- Clusters and biomolecules in external fields: electric, magnetic, laser etc.
- Cluster and biomolecular research with free-electron lasers
- Related technological applications