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The series of the International conference “Channeling" organized by the Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics in collaboration with Italian and other world centres and research initiatives is devoted to the common discussion on advances in physics of coherent/incoherent interaction of relativistic and nonrelativistic hadrons and leptons (protons, ions, electrons, muons and related antiparticles) in strong electromagnetic fields of various origins and structures, from solid amorphous and crystalline to laser and plasma based ones. The topics of the Channeling meetings have been extended to include also the interaction of radiations and beams (wide broad electromagnetic radiations, atoms and neutrons) in various structured media as well as meta-materials to be investigated at the channeling physics approach. One of the main application of the physics of beams channeling relates to the future accelerators, storage rings and radiation optics projects, and it is known as charged and neutral beams novel manipulation techniques, i.e. shaping - collimation and deflection, and acceleration. Recent studies have shown the feasibility of the channeling phenomenology application for description of other mechanisms of interaction of both charged and neutral particle beams in solids, plasmas and external electromagnetic fields covering the research areas from crystal and capillary based accelerators, undulators, waveguides, and X-ray/neutron optical elements.

The conference subjects cover basic theoretical and experimental research aspects together with several well-known techniques for applications in scientific instrumentation both for large-scale experiments at famous accelerator centres and for laboratory table-top studies. Last editions of the Channeling meetings are being organized by INFN together with CERN – the European Organization for Nuclear Research, and other famous research centres in Europe, Asia and America, where intense studies on interaction of relativistic particles interactions in crystals have been performing since long time.

Previous editions of the “Channeling” conferences, starting from Channeling 2004 and Channeling 2006 held at the National Laboratories of Frascati (LNF) and followed by Channeling 2008 (Erice), Channeling 2010 (Ferrara), and Channeling 2012 (Alghero) have demonstrated a growing interest of the researchers involved in continuosly reinforced collaboration programs, some of which boasts more than 35 years of history. Channeling 2014 (Capri), Channeling 2016 (Sirmione-Desenzano del Garda), Channeling 2018 (Ischia) and Channeling 2023 (Riccione) have defined by more than 700 presentations, including invited lectures as well as oral and poster reports, by the researchers representing many countries from Europe, America and Asia.