SHIM 2015 Swift Heavy Ions in Matter

After a brief historical and personal view on some highlights concerning ion tracks I will concentrate on the present state of understanding and modelling of track formation. The frequently used inelastic thermal spike model requires substantial modification with regard to two aspects. The first aspect concerns the assumption that the concentration of free carriers is independent of time and...

FAIR with its intense beams of ions and antiprotons provides outstanding and worldwide unique experimental conditions for extreme matter research in atomic and plasma physics and for application oriented research in biophysics, medical physics and materials science. The associated research programs comprise interaction of matter with highest electromagnetic fields, properties of plasmas and of...