A. Bräuning-Demian

TL;DR: The exploration of the unique properties of stored and cooled beams of highly-charged ions as provided by heavy-ion storage rings has opened novel and fascinating research opportunities in the realm of atomic and nuclear physics research as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: In this paper, the main focus is laid on the exploration of the physics at strong, ultra-short electromagnetic fields including the fundamental interactions between electrons and heavy nuclei as well as on the experiments at the border between nuclear and atomic physics.

TL;DR: 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 as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this article, the main focus is laid on the exploration of the physics at strong, ultra-short electromagnetic fields including the fundamental interactions between electrons and heavy nuclei as well as on the experiments at the border between nuclear and atomic physics.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors measured absolute, total, single and multiple-electron-loss cross sections for $1.4m ions colliding with neon and argon atoms and nitrogen molecules and found that the cross sections all have the same dependence on the number of electrons lost.