Theory Groups

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Our theoretical research groups and links to some of their recent research results.

Brett Esry's Group

Brett's group studies ultracold three-body collisions and intense laser-matter interactions.

Quantum physics: A ménage à trois laid bare
A Nature "News and Views" story on the observation of Efimov states.
Role of nuclear rotation in dissociation of H2+ in a short laser pulse
Fatima Anis, B. D. Esry
Phys. Rev. A 77, 33416 (2008)

CD Lin's Group

CD's group studies attosecond physics; theory of dynamic chemical imaging; retrieval of atomic and molecular structures from laser-generated electron spectra and high-order harmonics; general laser-atom and laser-molecule interactions; and quantum chaos in helium atoms.

"Extraction of the species-dependent dipole amplitude and phase from high-order harmonic spectra in rare-gas atoms"
Anh-Thu Le, Toru Morishita, C. D. Lin
Phys. Rev. A 78, 23814 (2008)
"Signature of Ericson fluctuations in helium inelastic scattering cross sections near the double ionization threshold"
Junliang Xu, Anh-Thu Le, Toru Morishita, C. D. Lin
Phys. Rev. A 78, 12701 (2008)

Uwe Thumm's Group

Uwe's group is interested in modeling, theory, and numerical computation of interactions between electrons, ions, and intense laser light with atoms, molecules, clusters, and solid surfaces.

Quantum Dynamics in Laser-Assisted Collisions, Laser-Molecule Interactions, and Particle-Surface Scattering
PhD dissertation of Thomas Niederhausen.
Controlled vibrational quenching of nuclear wave packets in D2+
Thomas Niederhausen, Uwe Thumm
Phys. Rev. A 77, 13407 (2008)

Last updated on Friday, 17-Oct-2008