Professor Steve Buckman
- Position
- Centre Research Director
- Institution
- RSPhysSE, Australian National University
- Expertise
- Atomic and Molecular Physics and Spectroscopy
- Positron and Electron Collisions
- Negative Ion Spectroscopy
- Electron and Positron Beams and Detector Technology
- Research in the Centre
- Stephen Buckman has been involved in atomic and molecular physics research since completing his PhD at Flinders University in 1979. After postdoctoral work in the UK (Manchester) and the USA (JILA, Colorado) he established a broad-based atomic collisions research activity at the ANU in the mid 1980's. This has focused on absolute scattering measurements of low energy, electron-driven processes in atoms and molecules, scattering from excited atoms and molecules and the elucidation of resonance excitation mechanisms in electron collisions. Current interests in the Centre involve benchmark studies of positron collisions with atoms and molecules, positron bound and quasi-bound states (resonances), positron and electron interactions with bio-systems and positron beam technology for atomic, molecular and materials science studies.
- Email
- stephen.buckman@anu.edu.au
