20th International Conference on Spectral Line Shapes
June 6-11, 2010
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography

This biennial conference is the main international forum for both fundamental and applied works dealing with processes related to the formation of the spectral line profiles and with their use for diagnostic purposes. On the fundamental side, the study of the line profiles reveals the underlying atomic and molecular interactions. On the practical side, the line profiles are employed as powerful diagnostic tools for various media, such as neutral gases, technological gas discharges, magnetically-confined plasmas for fusion, laser- and Z-pinch-produced plasmas, astrophysical plasmas, and planetary atmospheres. This conference series, which started in 1973 in Paris, France, alternates between Europe and US/Canada. The last three conferences were held in Paris, France (2004) and Auburn, USA (2006) and Valladolid, Spain (2008).