Research
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not "Eureka!" but "That's funny..." Isaac Asimov
Next-generation table-top X-ray source
We are developing of what might be termed the next generation synchrotron lightsource, based on a novel laser-driven electron acceleration scheme. Compared to a conventional source, this scheme allows a more than thousandfold reduction in spatial dimensions to a table-top X-ray source, which is capable of generating intrinsically ultrashort pulses.>> more
Nonlinear X-ray optics & Nonlinear Quantum Electrodynamics (QED)
Only a few experimental studies exist in the fields of nonlinear X-ray optics and nonlinear quantum electrodynamics (QED) to date. We use novel high-intensity optical and X-ray lasers to investigate these widely unexplored territories of physics.
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Ultrafast X-Ray Diffraction
Novel X-ray sources are capable of generating pulses of unprecedented ultrashort (femtosecond, 10-15s) duration. We use such pulses to investigate the ultrafast dynamics of systems on the atomic length and time scales.
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TeraHertz (THz) radiation generation and Interaction
Ultrashort, relativistic electron beams are able to generate ultrashort pulses at TeraHertz (THz) wavelengths with unprecedented intensities. We use such pulses to investigate strong-field THz-matter interaction and its ultrafast dynamics.