Attoseconds are the natural time-scale for multi-electron effects during complete ionization and break-up of multi-electron and multi-center molecules. The recent advances in generating ultrashort laser pulses raise the possibility to investigate atomic, molecular, and nuclear physics at this new time-scale, bringing a revolution in our microscopic knowledge and understanding of matter. Two fascinating and complementary challenges of Attoscience are to identify the physical mechanisms underlying the correlated multi-electron dynamics{of fundamental interest to, for in-
stance, molecular imaging{in atomic and molecular systems and to devise schemes to probe/control these mechanisms.
This is the overall aim of the proposed research for the Ph.D position available in the group of Dr. Agapi Emmanouilidou, in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at University College London, (UCL) in the U.K. starting May 2012. The Ph.D student will be trained in state of the art computational and analytical techniques for exploring physical processes in the field of laser-matter interactions. The Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Positron Physics group at UCL fosters a unique and highly challenging environment that allows to get exposed and benefit from interactions with scientists in different subfields of AMO science such as laser-matter interactions, cold atoms and molecules, and quantum information processing, among others.
The position is for 3.5 years. For more details please contact Dr. Emmanouilidou at [log in to unmask]
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