Tue, September 17, 2024
3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
1080 Physics Research Building
Colloquium: Professor Kenneth Schafer, Louisiana State University
Attosecond Spectroscopy
Event Details
- Time: 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
- Location: 1080 Physics Research Building
- Faculty Host: Lou DiMauro
Abstract: Attosecond pulses are the shortest light pulses produced and the subject of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics. In this talk I will discuss attosecond spectroscopy – a diverse set of techniques to study the movement of electrons in atoms, molecules, and condensed matter using attosecond light. As an example, I will present recent results on attosecond charge migration, a coherent process where an electron hole moves across a molecule in a particle-like manner on a sub-femtosecond time scale.
Bio:
PhD: 1989 PhD in Physics from University of Arizona
Current Position: Boyd Professor and Ball Family Distinguished Professor of Physics
Louisiana State University
Previous positions: Lawrence Livermore Lab 1988-1994
University of California at San Diego, 1994-95
Louisiana State University 1995-present