Dr Martin O'Mullane

Research Fellow

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Excitation and recombination data for Nd I-V with applications to kilonovae: Ferguson N, Mulholland L P, McCann M, Ballance C P, O'Mullane M G; Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Vol 551 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stag1586
Interpretation of the Balmer series-limit recombination spectrum in the MAST-U divertor: Delabie Ephrem, Menmuir Sheena, Lomanowski B, Lore Jeremy D, O’Mullane Martin G, Pawelec Ewa, Verhaegh K, Team MAST Upgrade; Review of Scientific Instruments Vol 97 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0350239
Recombination rates for 5f^N uranium ions using the analogous 4f⁴ Nd III as a guideline and their effect on Kilonova nebular spectra: Ferguson Niamh, Jerkstrand Anders, Banerjee Smaranika, O'Mullane M G, Badnell N R; The Astrophysical Journal Vol 1009 (2026); https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ae9868
Overview of the MAST Upgrade physics programme : testing novel concepts at low aspect ratio to inform future devices: , O'Mullane Martin, Phelps Alan, Ronald Kevin, Speirs David; Nuclear Fusion Vol 66 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-4326/ae63e1
Efficient modelling of tungsten X-ray and EUV emission under ITER plasma conditions: Bao Runjia, Mitnik Darío, Zhang Ling, Cheng Zhifeng, O'Mullane Martin, Morita Shigeru, Abreu Paulo, Liu Haiqing; Nuclear Fusion Vol 66 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-4326/ae511d
Electron-impact collision strengths and rate coefficients for W vii - applications in fusion plasma modelling: McElroy NE, Ramsbottom CA, O’ Mullane MG, Ballance CP; Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer Vol 347 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jqsrt.2025.109685

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UK APAP Network: O'Mullane, Martin (Principal Investigator) Badnell, Nigel (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2021 - 30-Jan-2025
Industrial Case Account 2015 | Gahle, Daljeet Singh: O'Mullane, Martin (Principal Investigator) Badnell, Nigel (Co-investigator) Gahle, Daljeet Singh (Research Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2016 - 22-Jan-2024
Top-up CASE for PhD student - Daljeet Gahle: O'Mullane, Martin (Principal Investigator); 01-Jan-2016 - 31-Jan-2021
Industrial Case Account 2015 / S151217-102: O'Mullane, Martin (Principal Investigator); 01-Jan-2015 - 31-Jan-2022
Atomic Processes for Magnetic Fusion Plasmas: Badnell, Nigel (Principal Investigator) O'Mullane, Martin (Co-investigator); "Magnetic fusion is under intense study through-out the world as a safe and clean energy source for the future.
Present day machines include JET in the UK and ASDEX in Germany, while the next step machine ITER is
currently under construction in France.

The state of matter in these machines --- the distribution of temperature and density, chemical composition,
flow velocities --- can be determined through diagnostic analysis of observational data in which models,
incorporating the full physics of the object, confront the observations.
This information is fundamental for our understanding of the behaviour of magnetic fusion plasmas
and key to harnessing them, e.g. via the proposed DEMO demonstration power plant.

Collisions of electrons with atoms, ions and molecules play a fundamental role in characterizing
magnetic fusion plasmas. The important fole of tungsten in present (JET/ASDEX) and future (ITER)
machines is a challenge for atomic physics and modelling based upon it.

We propose a series of calculations which are essential to reliably model and interpret observations
from these plasmas. We will also carry-out such modelling applicable to the present day machines."; 17-Jan-2014 - 16-Jan-2017