The European Physical Journal D

Obituary: Gilbert Grynberg (1948-2003) - Editor-in-Chief p. 3

Theoretical transition probabilities and lifetimes in nickel–like Se⁶⁺, Y¹¹⁺ and Sn²²⁺ ions p. 5

The Rydberg atom in collinear static and harmonic electric fields p. 15

Stern Gerlach interferometry with metastable argon atoms: an immaterial mask modulating the profile of a supersonic beam p. 25

Investigation of auto-ionizing states in xenon by resonantly enhanced multi-photon ionization p. 35

Compton energy-absorption scattering cross-sections for H, C, N, O, P, Ca and assessment of Doppler broadening p. 43

Nuclear size correction to the hyperfine splitting in low-Z hydrogen-like atoms p. 51

Hyperfine structure in the atomic spectrum of niobium - I: Experimental investigation p. 57

Hyperfine structure in the atomic spectrum of niobium - II: Theoretical analysis of the even configurations p. 63

Cascade feeding of the 1s3d ³D level of He I from high-l states excited by proton impact p. 73

Theoretical total ionization cross-sections of CH_x, CF_x, SiH_x, SiF_x (x = 1-4) and CCl₄ targets by electron impact p. 81

Energetics and electronic properties of BN nanocones with pentagonal rings at their apexes p. 91

Non-adiabatic transitions at a continuum edge p. 95

Production of high quality shocks for equation of state experiments p. 99

Electroweak interactions between intense neutrino beams and dense electron-positron magnetoplasmas p. 109

Harmonically trapped ideal quantum gases p. 117

Propagation of light-pulses at a negative group-velocity p. 125

Electromagnetic resonances of sub-wavelength rectangular metallic gratings p. 143

Engineering entanglement of a general three-level system interacting with a correlated two-mode nonlinear coherent state p. 155

Analytical study of four-wave mixing with large atomic coherence p. 167