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 2012
14.12.2012:
Dave Patterson, Harvard University, Physics Department.
Cooling of large molecules with He buffer gas
at 9:15 a.m. in seminar room II (CFEL EG)
Cooling of large molecules with He buffer gas
at 9:15 a.m. in seminar room II (CFEL EG)
Special Molecular Physics Seminar
12.12.2012:
Nirit Dudovich, Weizmann Institute for Science, Rehovot
When does an electron exit a tunneling barrier?
When does an electron exit a tunneling barrier?
ZOQ Kolloquium, Bldg. 90, seminar room, 17:15
06.12.2012:
Peter Barker
Cooling and manipulation of complex particles: From molecules to the mesoscale
Cooling and manipulation of complex particles: From molecules to the mesoscale
05.12.2012:
Anatoli Polkovnikov, Boston University
Universality of dynamics in closed interacting systems
Universality of dynamics in closed interacting systems
ZOQ Kolloquium, Bldg. 90, seminar room, 17:15
22.11.2012:
Stephan Putzke
Dynamische Fokussierung von großen Molekülen
Vortrag in deutscher Sprache
Dynamische Fokussierung von großen Molekülen
Vortrag in deutscher Sprache
21.11.2012:
Friedrich Roth
Electronic structure of selected aromatic hydrocarbon systems investigated with electron energy-loss spectroscopy
Electronic structure of selected aromatic hydrocarbon systems investigated with electron energy-loss spectroscopy
21.11.2012:
Ulrich Schollwöck, LMU München
Classical computation versus quantum simulation: what can we learn about quantum many-body systems?
Classical computation versus quantum simulation: what can we learn about quantum many-body systems?
ZOQ Kolloquium, Bldg. 90, seminar room, 17:15
14.11.2012:
Stefan Scheel, Universität Rostock
Macroscopic quantum electrodynamics – quantum optics with macroscopic bodies
Macroscopic quantum electrodynamics – quantum optics with macroscopic bodies
ZOQ Kolloquium, Bldg. 90, seminar room, 17:15
09.11.2012:
Giulio Cerullo
Ultrabroadband optical parametric amplifiers: towards single-cycle CEP-controlled pulses
Ultrabroadband optical parametric amplifiers: towards single-cycle CEP-controlled pulses
02.11.2012:
Tobias Witting
Generation and characterisation of few-cycle visible-IR, mid-IR, and attosecond XUV and VUV laser pulses for attosecond-pump--attosecond-probe spectroscopy
Generation and characterisation of few-cycle visible-IR, mid-IR, and attosecond XUV and VUV laser pulses for attosecond-pump--attosecond-probe spectroscopy
30.10.2012:
Xinhua, Xie
Probing and controlling electron dynamics of atoms and molecules with subcycle shaped laser fields
Probing and controlling electron dynamics of atoms and molecules with subcycle shaped laser fields
24.10.2012:
Michele Frabrizio, Int. School for Advanced Studies, Trieste
Ergodicity loss at dynamical transitions and many-body „mobility edges“ in correlated systems
Ergodicity loss at dynamical transitions and many-body „mobility edges“ in correlated systems
ZOQ Kolloquium, Bldg. 90, seminar room, 17:15
22.10.2012:
Michael Fechner
Competing instabilities at paraelectric/superconducting interfaces CFEL Sem. room IV
Competing instabilities at paraelectric/superconducting interfaces CFEL Sem. room IV
03.09.2012:
Patrick Kwee
Pushing the quantum limit of gravitational wave detectors - The experimental challenges
Pushing the quantum limit of gravitational wave detectors - The experimental challenges
15.08.2012:
Christian Sternemann, TU Dortmund
How to study low Z element's absorption edges at extreme conditions?
How to study low Z element's absorption edges at extreme conditions?
25.07.2012:
Johan H. Mentink
Magnetism on the timescale of the exchange interaction: explanations and predictions
Magnetism on the timescale of the exchange interaction: explanations and predictions
06.07.2012:
Angel Rubio
Modeling photo-induced dynamical processes in nanostructures and biomolecules from first principles: correlation effects and applications
Modeling photo-induced dynamical processes in nanostructures and biomolecules from first principles: correlation effects and applications
04.07.2012:
Nimrod Moiseyev, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Light-Matter Interactions: Phenomena beyond Standard Quantum Physics
Light-Matter Interactions: Phenomena beyond Standard Quantum Physics
ZOQ Kolloquium, Bldg. 90, Seminar room, 17:15
20.06.2012:
Jörg Wrachtrup, Universität Stuttgart
Probing Quantum Spin Correlation and their Use Precision Metrology
Probing Quantum Spin Correlation and their Use Precision Metrology
ZOQ Kolloquium, Bldg. 90, Seminar room, 17:15
15.06.2012:
Nikolaos Fytas, Complutense University of Madrid
Theory and simulations of disordered spin models at various temperature scales
Theory and simulations of disordered spin models at various temperature scales
ZOQ Kolloquium, bldg. 90, seminar room, 10:15
11.06.2012:
Petra Fromme
Femtosecond nanocrystallography of membrane proteinsopens a new era for structural biology
Femtosecond nanocrystallography of membrane proteinsopens a new era for structural biology
11.06.2012:
Päivi Törmä, Aalto University Finland
Exotic superfluids in special geometries: The Fulde-Ferrel-Larkin-Ovchinnikov state in elongated traps and quasi-1D lattices, and a novel superfluid with multiple quasiparticle branches
Exotic superfluids in special geometries: The Fulde-Ferrel-Larkin-Ovchinnikov state in elongated traps and quasi-1D lattices, and a novel superfluid with multiple quasiparticle branches
ZOQ Kolloquium, bldg. 90, Seminar room, 17:15
11.06.2012:
Alexander W. Holleitner
Picosecond photocurrents and terahertz generation in nanoscale circuits
Picosecond photocurrents and terahertz generation in nanoscale circuits
08.06.2012:
Jan Pieter Abrahams
High resolution electron imaging and diffraction of protein nanocrystals. The prospect of real-space 3D macromolecular nanocrystallography
High resolution electron imaging and diffraction of protein nanocrystals. The prospect of real-space 3D macromolecular nanocrystallography
08.06.2012:
Filipe Maia, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA
Data challenges in XFEL coherent imaging
Data challenges in XFEL coherent imaging
07.06.2012:
Andreas M. Wenge
Tuning photodissociation dynamics: Influence of π perturbing effects in thioanisoles
Tuning photodissociation dynamics: Influence of π perturbing effects in thioanisoles
06.06.2012:
Gerd Leuchs, Universität Erlangen
Free Space Atom Photon Coupling
Free Space Atom Photon Coupling
ZOQ Kolloquium, Bldg. 90, Seminar room, 17:15
01.06.2012:
Motoaki Nakatsutsumi
Creation and probing of high-energy-density matter using high-power laser-based sources
Creation and probing of high-energy-density matter using high-power laser-based sources
25.05.2012:
Reinhard Doerner
The power of coincidence imaging fundamental physics with small molecules
The power of coincidence imaging fundamental physics with small molecules
24.05.2012:
Mike Tarbutt
Using cold molecules to measure the electron's electric dipole moment - current status and future prospects
Using cold molecules to measure the electron's electric dipole moment - current status and future prospects
23.05.2012:
Jan-Michael Rost, MPI für Physik komplexer Systeme
Rydberg Atoms on the Move
Rydberg Atoms on the Move
ZOQ Kolloquium, Bldg. 90, Seminar room, 17:15
21.05.2012:
Yuki Nagata
Sum-frequency generation spectra of water at the hydrophilic and superhydrophilic interfaces: A molecular dynamics simulation study
Sum-frequency generation spectra of water at the hydrophilic and superhydrophilic interfaces: A molecular dynamics simulation study
21.05.2012:
Jean-René Alattia
The Alzheimer´s ticking clock: determining the structure of gamma-secretase to accelerate drug development
The Alzheimer´s ticking clock: determining the structure of gamma-secretase to accelerate drug development
16.05.2012:
Eugene Polzik, Universität Kopenhagen
Quantum Optical Interfaces
Quantum Optical Interfaces
ZOQ Kolloquium, Bldg. 90, Seminar room, 17:15
08.05.2012:
Holger Stark
Structure determination of dynamic macromolecular complexes by cryo-EM: the ribosome in motion
Structure determination of dynamic macromolecular complexes by cryo-EM: the ribosome in motion
03.05.2012:
Stefan Willitsch
Coulomb-crystallized molecular ions in traps: methods, applications, prospects
Coulomb-crystallized molecular ions in traps: methods, applications, prospects
02.05.2012:
Martin Plenio, Universität Ulm
Sensing Single Spins with Diamonds
Sensing Single Spins with Diamonds
ZOQ Kolloquium, Bldg. 90, Seminar room, 17:15
26.04.2012:
Wolfgang Eberhardt
From superconductors to solar energy conversion - characterizing and controlling electronic properties and dynamics
From superconductors to solar energy conversion - characterizing and controlling electronic properties and dynamics
18.04.2012:
Tobias Schätz, Universität Freiburg
New Ion and Atom Trap Concepts for Quantum Simulations
New Ion and Atom Trap Concepts for Quantum Simulations
ZOQ Kolloquium, Bldg. 90, Seminar room, 17:15
12.04.2012:
Markus Gerhards
IR/UV spectroscopy in the gas phase: from isolated peptides to proton wires
IR/UV spectroscopy in the gas phase: from isolated peptides to proton wires
04.04.2012:
Tilman Pfau
Trilobites and other Molecular Animals: How Rydberg-Electrons catch Ground State Atoms
Trilobites and other Molecular Animals: How Rydberg-Electrons catch Ground State Atoms
ZOQ Kolloquium, Bldg. 90, Seminar room, 17:15
29.03.2012:
Mathieu Le Tacon
Resonant X-ray scattering investigations of high-temperature superconductors
Resonant X-ray scattering investigations of high-temperature superconductors
27.03.2012:
Nils Huse
From the infrared to X-rays: New insights into solution-phase chemistry via ultrafast spectroscopy
From the infrared to X-rays: New insights into solution-phase chemistry via ultrafast spectroscopy
23.03.2012:
Michael Buchhold
Quasi-particle theory of strongly correlated Lattice bosons: Application to the Bose-Hubbard model
Quasi-particle theory of strongly correlated Lattice bosons: Application to the Bose-Hubbard model
24.02.2012:
José R. Crespo López-Urrutia
The universe in the lab: X-ray spectroscopy of highly charged ions
The universe in the lab: X-ray spectroscopy of highly charged ions
21.02.2012:
Axel Gross
Dynamics of processes at surfaces and interfaces studied from first principles
Dynamics of processes at surfaces and interfaces studied from first principles
16.02.2012:
Xavier Drouet
The BELLA petawatt laser and the capabilities of THALES OPTONIQUE
The BELLA petawatt laser and the capabilities of THALES OPTONIQUE
AER 19/room 3.11, 13:30
15.02.2012:
Manuel Marks
Formation mechanism of metal-organic interface states studied by 2-photon-photoemission-spectroscopy
Formation mechanism of metal-organic interface states studied by 2-photon-photoemission-spectroscopy
01.02.2012:
Siegfried Glenzer
Mega-joule experiments on the national ignition facility - on the road to produce a microscopic star in the laboratory
Mega-joule experiments on the national ignition facility - on the road to produce a microscopic star in the laboratory
25.01.2012:
Jean Dalibard
Exploring flatland with cold atoms
Exploring flatland with cold atoms
ZOQ Colloquium: Bldg. 90, Seminar Room, 5:15 pm
12.01.2012:
Daniel Rolles
Photoelectron diffraction and molecular-frame photoelectron angular distributions
Photoelectron diffraction and molecular-frame photoelectron angular distributions
11.01.2012:
Arno Rauschenbeutel
Trapping and interfacing cold neutral atoms using optical nanofibers
Trapping and interfacing cold neutral atoms using optical nanofibers
ZOQ Colloquium: Bldg. 90, Seminar Room, 5:15 pm
06.01.2012:
Mohamed Rabie
Three-body correlation function and recombination in one dimension out of equilibrium
Three-body correlation function and recombination in one dimension out of equilibrium