Eur. Phys. J. D (2016) 70: 202
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2016-70214-6

Editorial

Advances in positron and electron scattering^*

¹ Laboratório de Colisões Atómicas e Moleculares, CEFITEC, Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
² Instituto de Física Fundamental, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Serrano 113-bis, 28006 Madrid, Spain
³ Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, 400005 Mumbai, India
⁴ Institute of Physics, University of Belgrade, Pregrevica 118, 11080 Belgrade, Serbia
⁵ Atomic and Molecular Physics Laboratories, Research School of Physics and Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra 2601, Australia
⁶ Department of Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, 192-0397 Tokyo, Japan

^a e-mail: plimaovieira@fct.unl.pt

Received: 23 March 2016
Published online: 13 October 2016

Abstract

The topical issue on Advances in Positron and Electron Scattering” combines contributions from POSMOL 2015 together with others devoted to celebrate the unprecedented scientific careers of our loyal colleagues and trusted friends Steve Buckman (Australian National University, Australia) and Michael Allan (University of Fribourg, Switzerland) on the occasion of their retirements. POSMOL 2015, the XVIII International Workshop on Low-Energy Positron and Positronium Physics and the XIX International Symposium on Electron-Molecule Collisions and Swarms, was held at Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal, from 17–20 July 2015. The international workshop and symposium allowed to achieve a very privileged forum of sharing and developing our scientific expertise on current aspects of positron, positronium and antiproton interactions with electrons, atoms, molecules and solid surfaces, and related topics, as well as electron interactions with molecules in both gaseous and condensed phases. Particular topics include studies of electron interactions with biomolecules, electron induced surface chemistry and the study of plasma processes. Recent developments in the study of swarms are also fully addressed.