Research Areas
- Accelerator Science
- Bio & Medical Physics
- Chemical Dynamics
- Condensed Matter Physics & Nanoscience
- Molecular Imaging
- Spectroscopy
- Strong Field Physics
- Theory
- Ultrafast Optics
Research Groups

Seminars & Colloquia 2011
21.12.2011:
Frederic Merkt
Manipulating Rydberg atoms and molecules in the gas phase and near chip surfaces
Manipulating Rydberg atoms and molecules in the gas phase and near chip surfaces
ZOQ Colloquium: Bldg. 90, Seminar Room, 5:15 pm
07.12.2011:
Peter Denes
X-ray detector development at Berkeley Lab
AER19/3.11, 10:00 a.m.
X-ray detector development at Berkeley Lab
AER19/3.11, 10:00 a.m.
European XFEL Seminar
07.12.2011:
Eleftherios Goulielmakis
Sub-optical-cycle light field synthesis: Triggering & clocking the motion of electronics
Sub-optical-cycle light field synthesis: Triggering & clocking the motion of electronics
07.12.2011:
Markus Oberthaler
Squeezing and entanglement in mesoscopic quantum gases
Squeezing and entanglement in mesoscopic quantum gases
ZOQ Colloquium: Bldg. 90, Seminar Room, 5:15 pm
06.12.2011:
Karsten Balzer
Many-particle systems out of equilibrium. A Kadanoff-Baym approach to finite systems including electron correlations
Many-particle systems out of equilibrium. A Kadanoff-Baym approach to finite systems including electron correlations
05.12.2011:
Samansa Maneshi
Investigation of coherence and its decay mechanisms in an optical lattice
Investigation of coherence and its decay mechanisms in an optical lattice
02.12.2011:
Franz Pfeiffer
Coherent X-Ray Imaging and Microscopy for Life Science Applications Flash Hall, Bldg. 28c, Seminar room, 11:00 am
Coherent X-Ray Imaging and Microscopy for Life Science Applications Flash Hall, Bldg. 28c, Seminar room, 11:00 am
29.11.2011:
Caterina Vozzi
A generalized approach to molecular orbital imaging by high-order harmonic generation
A generalized approach to molecular orbital imaging by high-order harmonic generation
28.11.2011:
Andrew Martin
Single particle imaging experiments at the Linac Coherent Light Source
AER19/3.11, 16:00
Single particle imaging experiments at the Linac Coherent Light Source
AER19/3.11, 16:00
European XFEL Seminar
23.11.2011:
Michael Fleischhauer
Spinor- and Rydberg polaritons
Spinor- and Rydberg polaritons
ZOQ Colloquium: Bldg. 90, Seminar Room, 5:15 pm
21.11.2011:
Andrea Perucchi
Optical properties of (SrMnO3)n/(LaMnO3)2n superlattices: An insulator-to-metal transition observed in the absence of disorder
Optical properties of (SrMnO3)n/(LaMnO3)2n superlattices: An insulator-to-metal transition observed in the absence of disorder
10.11.2011:
Oriol Vendrell-Romagosa
Ultrafast dynamics of ionized molecules under XUV light
Chemical Dynamics Group, CFEL Theory, Hamburg
Ultrafast dynamics of ionized molecules under XUV light
Chemical Dynamics Group, CFEL Theory, Hamburg
09.11.2011:
Joszef Fortagh
Cold atom - solid state hybrid quantum systems
Cold atom - solid state hybrid quantum systems
ZOQ Colloquium: Bldg. 90, Seminar Room, 5:15 pm
03.11.2011:
Samual Eden
Contrasting UV multi-photon ionization pathways in isolated and clustered DNA bases
Contrasting UV multi-photon ionization pathways in isolated and clustered DNA bases
26.10.2011:
Rainer Blatt
The quantum way of doing computations
The quantum way of doing computations
ZOQ Colloquium: Bldg. 90, Seminar Room, 5:15 pm
25.10.2011:
Thomas Vieillard
Dynamics induced by femtosecond laser pulses: molecular alignment of CO2 mixture & High Order Kerr effect
Dynamics induced by femtosecond laser pulses: molecular alignment of CO2 mixture & High Order Kerr effect
19.10.2011:
Vahid Sandoghdar
Single photons in and out of single molecules
Single photons in and out of single molecules
ZOQ Colloquium: Bldg. 90, Seminar Room, 5:15 pm
12.10.2011:
Philip R. Bunker
The structure, symmetry and dynamics of the benzene dimer
Bldg. 222, Seminar Room (13)
The structure, symmetry and dynamics of the benzene dimer
Bldg. 222, Seminar Room (13)
11.10.2011:
Alexander V. Boris
Control of electron flow and magnetism in atomically thin transition metal oxides
Control of electron flow and magnetism in atomically thin transition metal oxides
06.10.2011:
Maurice H. M. Janssen
The reaction microscope: imaging and pulse shaping control in photodynamics
The reaction microscope: imaging and pulse shaping control in photodynamics
30.09.2011:
Samuel Flewett
Imaging of magnetic domains using linearly polarised light - preparation for single shot experiments
Imaging of magnetic domains using linearly polarised light - preparation for single shot experiments
22.09.2011:
Nicholas Walker
Chirped-pulse Fourier transform microwave spectroscopy of halogen-bonded and metal-containing complexes
Chirped-pulse Fourier transform microwave spectroscopy of halogen-bonded and metal-containing complexes
20.09.2011:
Anatoly A. Firsov
Diffractive focusing elements development and manufacturing for hard and soft X-rays at SOLEIL synchrotron
Diffractive focusing elements development and manufacturing for hard and soft X-rays at SOLEIL synchrotron
14.09.2011:
Uwe Thumm
Time-resolved photoelectron emission from atoms and surfaces: the photoeffect revisited
Time-resolved photoelectron emission from atoms and surfaces: the photoeffect revisited
26.08.2011:
Robert W. Field
Chirped pulse mm-wave spectroscopy: the ultimate weapon for molecules behaving badly
Chirped pulse mm-wave spectroscopy: the ultimate weapon for molecules behaving badly
14.07.2011:
Katharine Reid
Quantitative characterization of dynamical processes using variants of photoelectron spectroscopy
Quantitative characterization of dynamical processes using variants of photoelectron spectroscopy
13.07.2011:
Vincent Liu
Ultracold atoms in the unprecedented regimes of condensed matter
Ultracold atoms in the unprecedented regimes of condensed matter
ZOQ Colloquium: ILP Seminar Room, 5 pm
07.07.2011:
Sebastiaan Y.T. van de Meerakker
Low-energy inelastic collisions with Stark decelerated molecular beams
Low-energy inelastic collisions with Stark decelerated molecular beams
05.07.2011:
Florian Grüner
From medical imaging, over FELs to high-energy physics: Physics and applications of laser-plasma accelerators
From medical imaging, over FELs to high-energy physics: Physics and applications of laser-plasma accelerators
24.06.2011:
Yoshitaka Tanimura
Calculating and analyzing multidimensional spectroscopies from the reduced hierarchy equations of motion approach
Calculating and analyzing multidimensional spectroscopies from the reduced hierarchy equations of motion approach
22.06.2011:
Florian Marquardt
Optomechanics in the classical and quantum regime
Optomechanics in the classical and quantum regime
ZOQ Colloquium: ILP Seminar Room, 5 pm
10.06.2011:
Ekaterina Möhr-Vorobeva
Structural response to a non-thermal melting of a charge density wave
Structural response to a non-thermal melting of a charge density wave
10.06.2011:
Victor Kimberg
Core-hole induced nuclear dynamics studied by theoretical soft X-ray spectroscopies
Core-hole induced nuclear dynamics studied by theoretical soft X-ray spectroscopies
10.06.2011:
Yunjie Xu
Exploring chirality and chirality recognition using experimental spectroscopic and ab initio methods
Exploring chirality and chirality recognition using experimental spectroscopic and ab initio methods
08.06.2011:
Peter Abbamonte
The effective fine structure constant of graphene measured with attosecond X-ray imaging
The effective fine structure constant of graphene measured with attosecond X-ray imaging
07.06.2011:
Rienk van Grondelle
Ultrafast excitation energy transfer and the mechanism of non-photochemical quenching in plant photosynthesis
Ultrafast excitation energy transfer and the mechanism of non-photochemical quenching in plant photosynthesis
26.05.2011:
Zeinab Eskandarian
Interferometric separation of absorption striae and refractive index striae in optical materials
Interferometric separation of absorption striae and refractive index striae in optical materials
19.05.2011:
CANCELLED - Maurice H. M. Janssen
The reaction microscope: imaging and pulse shaping control in photodynamics
The reaction microscope: imaging and pulse shaping control in photodynamics
19.05.2011:
Zhi-Xun Shen
Emerging properties of quantum matter - case studies of topological and superconducting phases
Emerging properties of quantum matter - case studies of topological and superconducting phases
17.05.2011:
Kenneth Beyerlein
Characterizing nanoparticles with Debye function analysis and atomistic simulation
Characterizing nanoparticles with Debye function analysis and atomistic simulation
12.05.2011:
Arnaud Rouzée
Molecular frame photoelectron angular distributions from EUV/X-ray ionization of aligned molecules
Molecular frame photoelectron angular distributions from EUV/X-ray ionization of aligned molecules
11.05.2011:
Harald F. Kauffmann
Electronic and vibrational quantum-packets in bio-inspired porphyrine – aggregates – the power of 2D-optical correlation spectroscopy
Electronic and vibrational quantum-packets in bio-inspired porphyrine – aggregates – the power of 2D-optical correlation spectroscopy
11.05.2011:
Gil Alexandrowicz
Spin manipulated molecular beams and their application as ultra sensitive surface probes
Spin manipulated molecular beams and their application as ultra sensitive surface probes
11.05.2011:
Gerhard Rempe
From quantum interconnects to quantum internets
From quantum interconnects to quantum internets
ZOQ Colloquium: ILP Seminar Room, 5 pm
27.04.2011:
Anatoly Khilo
Photonic analog-to-digital converters and electronic-photonic integrated circuits
Photonic analog-to-digital converters and electronic-photonic integrated circuits
20.04.2011:
Harald Weinfurter
Atom-photon entanglement: basis for long-distance quantum communication and Bell-tests
Atom-photon entanglement: basis for long-distance quantum communication and Bell-tests
ZOQ Colloquium: ILP Seminar Room, 5 pm
14.04.2011:
Jens-Uwe Grabow
Precise molecular structure, dynamics – and particle physics: Molecular rotation spectra
Precise molecular structure, dynamics – and particle physics: Molecular rotation spectra
13.04.2011:
Holger L. Meyerheim
X-ray analysis of the geometric and magnetic structure in low dimensional systems
X-ray analysis of the geometric and magnetic structure in low dimensional systems
06.04.2011:
Wolfgang Schleich
Factorization of numbers, Schroedinger cats and the Riemann hypothesis
Factorization of numbers, Schroedinger cats and the Riemann hypothesis
ZOQ Colloquium: ILP Seminar Room, 5 pm
05.04.2011:
Peter Metcalf
Insect virus polyhedra, protein micro-crystals that contain virus particles
Insect virus polyhedra, protein micro-crystals that contain virus particles
31.03.2011:
Michael Schmitt
Eigenstate resolving electronic spectroscopy: a straightforward approach to structures and dynamics of excited states
Eigenstate resolving electronic spectroscopy: a straightforward approach to structures and dynamics of excited states
30.03.2011:
Phil Bucksbaum
Ultrafast motion in atoms and molecules viewed with short wavelength coherent radiation
Ultrafast motion in atoms and molecules viewed with short wavelength coherent radiation
24.03.2011:
Isabella Gierz
2D electron gases investigated by angular resolved photoemission spectroscopy
2D electron gases investigated by angular resolved photoemission spectroscopy
03.03.2011:
Alvin Shubert
Spectroscopic investigations: 1. Spectral signatures of benzo-15-crown-5 ethers. 2. The absolute photoionization cross-section of the formyl radical (HCO).
Spectroscopic investigations: 1. Spectral signatures of benzo-15-crown-5 ethers. 2. The absolute photoionization cross-section of the formyl radical (HCO).
22.02.2011:
Markus Arndt
A walk through the molecular zoo of interference: foundations and applications of matter wave interferometry
A walk through the molecular zoo of interference: foundations and applications of matter wave interferometry
21.02.2011:
Erik T. J. Nibbering
Exploring and exploiting photoacids to reveal ultrafast hydrogen bond and proton transfer dynamics in solution
Exploring and exploiting photoacids to reveal ultrafast hydrogen bond and proton transfer dynamics in solution
15.02.2011:
Uwe Bovensiepen
Ultrafast quasiparticle dynamics in unconventional materials investigated by time-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy
Ultrafast quasiparticle dynamics in unconventional materials investigated by time-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy
08.02.2011:
N. Peter Armitage
Dynamical measurements of superconducting fluctuations in underdoped cuprates and amorphous superconductors: classical to quantum
Dynamical measurements of superconducting fluctuations in underdoped cuprates and amorphous superconductors: classical to quantum
03.02.2011:
CANCELLED - Peter Abbamonte
The effective fine structure constant of graphene measured with attosecond X-ray imaging
The effective fine structure constant of graphene measured with attosecond X-ray imaging
CANCELLED -- postponed to June 8th
03.02.2011:
Nele Müller
Excitation and detection of Rydberg atoms in an ultracold gas - electric field design and electromagnetically induced transparency -
Excitation and detection of Rydberg atoms in an ultracold gas - electric field design and electromagnetically induced transparency -
02.02.2011:
Lorenzo Galli
Toward a comprehensive picture of the orbital polarization and the magnetic properties of ruthenates
Toward a comprehensive picture of the orbital polarization and the magnetic properties of ruthenates
01.02.2011:
Christian Frischkorn
Ultrafast dynamics in surface and solid state physics: Coupling between electronic and nuclear degrees of freedom
Ultrafast dynamics in surface and solid state physics: Coupling between electronic and nuclear degrees of freedom
19.01.2011:
Albert Stolow
Imaging the ultrafast dynamics of polyatomic molecules: molecular frame photoelectron imaging, quantum control, attosecond strong field physics
Imaging the ultrafast dynamics of polyatomic molecules: molecular frame photoelectron imaging, quantum control, attosecond strong field physics
12.01.2011:
Trey Porto
Cavity QED with superconducting circuits: measuring microwave photon correlations
Cavity QED with superconducting circuits: measuring microwave photon correlations
ZOQ Colloquium: ILP Seminar Room, 5 pm