Oleg Zatsarinny: Expert Atomic Theorist, Kind Man

Abstract

I met Oleg Zatsarinny in 2001, and he then worked with me at Western Michigan University for two years. From 2003 to 2013, we were coauthors of 15 papers on theoretical atomic physics, and maintained a friendly relationship over twenty years, meeting and socializing often at conferences. Further elaboration follows below.

Keywords

• R-matrix
• atomic collisions
• inner-shell photodetachment
• dielectronic recombination