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

2016
W. P. Putnam, R. G. Hobbs, P. D. Keathley, K. K. Berggren, F. X. Kärtner
" Optical-field-controlled photoemission from plasmonic nanoparticles "
Nat. Phys. (advanced online) (2016)
" Optical-field-controlled photoemission from plasmonic nanoparticles "
Nat. Phys. (advanced online) (2016)
A. Karamatskou
" Nonlinear effects in photoionization over a broad photon-energy range within the TDCIS scheme "
J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 50 (2016) 013002
" Nonlinear effects in photoionization over a broad photon-energy range within the TDCIS scheme "
J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 50 (2016) 013002
T. Graen, L. Inhester, M. Clemens, H. Grubmüller, G. Groenhof
" The low barrier hydrogen bond in the photoactive yellow protein: A vacuum artifact absent in the crystal and solution "
J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2016)
" The low barrier hydrogen bond in the photoactive yellow protein: A vacuum artifact absent in the crystal and solution "
J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2016)
J.R. Stagno, Y. Liu, Y.R. Bhandari, C.E. Conrad, S. Panja, M. Swain, L. Fan, G. Nelson, C. Li, D.R. Wendel, T.A. White, J.D. Coe, M.O. Wiedorn, J. Knoska, D. Oberthuer, R.A. Tuckey, P. Yu, M. Dyba, S.G. Tarasov, U. Weierstall, T.D. Grant, C.D. Schwieters, J. Zhang, A.R. Ferré-D’Amaré, P. Fromme, D.E. Draper, M. Liang, M.S. Hunter, S. Boutet, K. Tan, X. Zuo, X. Ji, A. Barty, N.A. Zatsepin, H. N. Chapman, J.C.H. Spence, S. A. Woodson, Y.-X. Wang
" Structures of riboswitch RNA reaction states by mix-and-inject XFEL serial crystallography "
Nature (2016)
" Structures of riboswitch RNA reaction states by mix-and-inject XFEL serial crystallography "
Nature (2016)
W. Liu, Y. Liu, D. Barre, T. Eidam, J. Limpert, A. Tünnermann, F.X. Kärtner, G. Chang
" Pre-chirp managed nonlinear amplification for >100 W ultrafast sources "
Proc. SPIE (10029) (2016) 100290U-1
" Pre-chirp managed nonlinear amplification for >100 W ultrafast sources "
Proc. SPIE (10029) (2016) 100290U-1
K. Ravi, D. N. Schimpf, F. X. Kärtner
" Pulse sequences for efficient multi-cycle terahertz generation in periodically poled lithium niobate "
Opt. Express 24 (2016) 25582
" Pulse sequences for efficient multi-cycle terahertz generation in periodically poled lithium niobate "
Opt. Express 24 (2016) 25582
W. R. Huang, A. Fallahi, X. Wu, H. Cankaya, A.-L. Calendron, K. Ravi, D. Zhang, E. A. Nanni, K.-H. Hong, F. X. Kärtner
" Terahertz-driven, all-optical electron gun "
Optica 3 (2016) 1209
" Terahertz-driven, all-optical electron gun "
Optica 3 (2016) 1209
T. F. Nova, A. Cartella, A. Cantaluppi, M. Först, D. Bossini, R. V. Mikhaylovskiy, A. V. Kimel, R. Merlin, A. Cavalleri
" An effective magnetic field from optically driven phonons "
Nat. Phys. (2016)
" An effective magnetic field from optically driven phonons "
Nat. Phys. (2016)
B. Wolter, M. G. Pullen, A.-T. Le, M. Baudisch, K. Doblhoff-Dier, A. Senftleben, M. Hemmer, C. D. Schröter, J. Ullrich, T. Pfeifer, R. Moshammer, S. Gräfe, O. Vendrell, C. D. Lin, J. Biegert
" Ultrafast electron diffraction imaging of bond breaking in di-ionized acetylene "
Science 354 (2016) 308
" Ultrafast electron diffraction imaging of bond breaking in di-ionized acetylene "
Science 354 (2016) 308
K. Toyota
" Spatiotemporal interference of photoelectron wave packets and the time scale of nonadiabatic transitions in the high-frequency regime "
Phys. Rev. A 94 (2016) 043411
" Spatiotemporal interference of photoelectron wave packets and the time scale of nonadiabatic transitions in the high-frequency regime "
Phys. Rev. A 94 (2016) 043411
S. Pabst, A. Sytcheva, O. Geffert, R. Santra
" Stability of the time-dependent configuration-interaction-singles method in the attosecond and strong-field regimes: A study of basis sets and absorption methods "
Phys. Rev. A 94 (2016) 033421
" Stability of the time-dependent configuration-interaction-singles method in the attosecond and strong-field regimes: A study of basis sets and absorption methods "
Phys. Rev. A 94 (2016) 033421
A. Kalazdzhyan, M. Y. Peng, F. X. Kärtner,
" Ultrahigh precision synchronization of optical and microwave frequency sources "
J. Phys. Conf. Ser. 741 (2016) 012084
" Ultrahigh precision synchronization of optical and microwave frequency sources "
J. Phys. Conf. Ser. 741 (2016) 012084
K. Şafak, M. Xin, Q. Zhang, S.-H. Chia, O. D. Mücke, F. X. Kärtner
" Jitter analysis of timing-distribution and remote-laser synchronization systems "
Opt. Express 24 (2016) 21752
" Jitter analysis of timing-distribution and remote-laser synchronization systems "
Opt. Express 24 (2016) 21752
X. Wu, A.-L. Calendron, K. Ravi, C. Zhou, M. Hemmer, F. Reichert, D. Zhang, H. Cankaya, L. E. Zapata, N. H. Matlis, F. X. Kärtner
" Optical generation of single-cycle 10 MW peak power 100 GHz waves "
Opt. Express 24 (2016) 21059
" Optical generation of single-cycle 10 MW peak power 100 GHz waves "
Opt. Express 24 (2016) 21059
O. D. Mücke
" Petahertz Electronics: Pick up speed "
Nat. Phys. 12 (2016) 724
" Petahertz Electronics: Pick up speed "
Nat. Phys. 12 (2016) 724
L. Inhester, K. Hanasaki, Y. Hao, S-K. Son, R. Santra
" X-ray multiphoton ionization dynamics of a water molecule irradiated by an x-ray free-electron laser pulse "
Phys. Rev. A 94 (2016) 023422
" X-ray multiphoton ionization dynamics of a water molecule irradiated by an x-ray free-electron laser pulse "
Phys. Rev. A 94 (2016) 023422
R. E. Goetz, M. Merkel, A. Karamatskou, R. Santra, C. P. Koch
" Maximizing hole coherence in ultrafast photoionization of argon with an optimization by sequential parametrization update "
Phys. Rev. A 94 (2016) 023420
" Maximizing hole coherence in ultrafast photoionization of argon with an optimization by sequential parametrization update "
Phys. Rev. A 94 (2016) 023420
D. Faccialà, S. Pabst, B.D. Brunner, A. G. Ciriolo, S. De Silvestri, M. Devetta, M. Negro, H. Soifer, S. Stagira, N. Dudovich, and C. Vozzi
" Probe of Multielectron Dynamics in Xenon by Caustics in High-Order Harmonic Generation "
Phys. Rev. Lett. 117 (2016) 093902
" Probe of Multielectron Dynamics in Xenon by Caustics in High-Order Harmonic Generation "
Phys. Rev. Lett. 117 (2016) 093902
V. Tkachenko, N. Medvedev, B. Ziaja
" Transient changes of optical properties in semiconductors in response to femtosecond laser pulses "
Appl. Sci. 6 (2016) 238
" Transient changes of optical properties in semiconductors in response to femtosecond laser pulses "
Appl. Sci. 6 (2016) 238
K. Ravi, M. Hemmer, G. Cirmi, F. Reichert, D. N. Schimpf, O. D. Mücke, F. X. Kärtner
" Cascaded parametric amplification for highly efficient terahertz generation "
Opt. Letters 41 (2016) 3806
" Cascaded parametric amplification for highly efficient terahertz generation "
Opt. Letters 41 (2016) 3806
K. Murari, G. J. Stein, H. Cankaya, B. Debord, F. Gérôme, G. Cirmi, O. D. Mücke, P. Li, A. Ruehl, I. Hartl, K.-H. Hong, F. Benabid, F. X. Kärtner
" Kagome-fiber-based pulse compression of mid-infrared picosecond pulses from a Ho:YLF amplifier "
OPTICA 8 (2016) 816
" Kagome-fiber-based pulse compression of mid-infrared picosecond pulses from a Ho:YLF amplifier "
OPTICA 8 (2016) 816
D. Popova-Gorelova, J. Küpper, R. Santra
" Imaging electron dynamics with time- and angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy "
Phys. Rev. A 94 (2016) 013412
" Imaging electron dynamics with time- and angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy "
Phys. Rev. A 94 (2016) 013412
Abdullah, M. M.; Jurek, Z.; Son, S.-K.; Santra, R.
" Calculation of x-ray scattering patterns from nanocrystals at high x-ray intensity "
Struct. Dyn. 3 (2016) 054101
" Calculation of x-ray scattering patterns from nanocrystals at high x-ray intensity "
Struct. Dyn. 3 (2016) 054101
G. J Stein, P. D. Keathley, P. Krogen, H. Liang, J. P Siqueira, C.-L. Chang, C.-J. Lai, K.-H. Hong, G. M. Laurent, F. X Kärtner
" Water-window soft x-ray high-harmonic generation up to the nitrogen K-edge driven by a kHz, 2.1μm OPCPA source "
. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 49 (2016) 155601
" Water-window soft x-ray high-harmonic generation up to the nitrogen K-edge driven by a kHz, 2.1μm OPCPA source "
. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 49 (2016) 155601
S. Rajasekaran, E. Casandruc, Y. Laplace, D. Nicoletti, G. D. Gu, S. R. Clark, D. Jaksch, A. Cavalleri
" Parametric amplification of a superconducting plasma wave "
Nat. Phys. (Advance Online Publication) (2016)
" Parametric amplification of a superconducting plasma wave "
Nat. Phys. (Advance Online Publication) (2016)
W. Liu, C. Li, Z. Zhang, F. X. Kärtner, G. Chang
" Self-phase modulation enabled, wavelength-tunable ultrafast fiber laser sources: an energy scalable approach "
Opt. Express 24 (2016) 15328
" Self-phase modulation enabled, wavelength-tunable ultrafast fiber laser sources: an energy scalable approach "
Opt. Express 24 (2016) 15328
P.D. Keathley, S. Bhardwaj, J. Moses, G. Laurent, F.X. Kärtner
" Volkov transform generalized projection algorithm for attosecond pulse characterization "
New J. Phys. 18 (2016) 073009
" Volkov transform generalized projection algorithm for attosecond pulse characterization "
New J. Phys. 18 (2016) 073009
E. Darlatt, B. Muhsin, R. Roesch, C. Lupulescu, F. Roth, M. Kolbe, A. Gottwald, H. Hoppe, M. Richter
" Irradiation-induced degradation of PTB7 investigated by valence band and S 2p photoelectron spectroscopy "
Nanotechnology 27 (2016) 324005
" Irradiation-induced degradation of PTB7 investigated by valence band and S 2p photoelectron spectroscopy "
Nanotechnology 27 (2016) 324005
E. Darlatt, B. Muhsin, R. Roesch, C. Lupulescu, F. Roth, M. Kolbe, A. Gottwald, H. Hoppe, M. Richter
Nanotechnology 27 (2016) 324005
Nanotechnology 27 (2016) 324005
S.R. Domingos, C. Pérez, C. Medcraft, P. Pinacho, M. Schnell
" Flexibility unleashed in acyclic monoterpenes: conformational space of citronellal revealed by broadband rotational spectroscopy "
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 18 (25) (2016) 16682-16689
" Flexibility unleashed in acyclic monoterpenes: conformational space of citronellal revealed by broadband rotational spectroscopy "
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 18 (25) (2016) 16682-16689
B. Ziaja, V. Saxena, S.-K. Son, N. Medvedev, B. Barbrel, B. Woloncewicz, M. Stransky
" Kinetic Boltzmann approach adapted for modeling highly ionized matter created by x-ray irradiation of a solid "
Phys. Rev. E 93 (2016) 053210
" Kinetic Boltzmann approach adapted for modeling highly ionized matter created by x-ray irradiation of a solid "
Phys. Rev. E 93 (2016) 053210
Zinn, S.; Medcraft, C.; Betz, T.; Schnell, M.
" High-Resolution Rotational Spectroscopy Study of the Smallest Sugar Dimer: Interplay of Hydrogen Bonds in the Glycolaldehyde Dimer "
Angewandte Chemie (International Edition 2016 (online published)) (2016)
" High-Resolution Rotational Spectroscopy Study of the Smallest Sugar Dimer: Interplay of Hydrogen Bonds in the Glycolaldehyde Dimer "
Angewandte Chemie (International Edition 2016 (online published)) (2016)
A. Riss, A. Pérez Paz, S. Wickenburg, H.-Z. Tsai, D. G. de Oteyza, A. J. Bradley, M. M. Ugeda, P. Gorman, H. S. Jung, M. F. Crommie, A. Rubio, F. R. Fischer
" Imaging single-molecule reaction intermediates stabilized by surface dissipation and entropy "
Nature Chemistry 8 (Advance Online Publication) (2016) 678–683
" Imaging single-molecule reaction intermediates stabilized by surface dissipation and entropy "
Nature Chemistry 8 (Advance Online Publication) (2016) 678–683
Kroetz, P. ; Ruehl, A. ; Murari, K. ; Cankaya, H. ; Kärtner, F. X. ; Hartl, I. ; Miller, R. J. D.
" Numerical study of spectral shaping in high energy Ho:YLF amplifiers "
Opt. express 24(9) (2016) 9905 - 9921
" Numerical study of spectral shaping in high energy Ho:YLF amplifiers "
Opt. express 24(9) (2016) 9905 - 9921
R. Fung, A.M. Hanna, O. Vendrell, S. Ramakrishna, T. Seideman, R. Santra, A. Ourmazd
" Dynamics from noisy data with extreme timing uncertainty "
Nature 532 (2016) 471–475
" Dynamics from noisy data with extreme timing uncertainty "
Nature 532 (2016) 471–475
C. H. Yoon, M. V. Yurkov, E..A. Schneidmiller, L. Samoylova, A. Buzmakov, Z. Jurek, B. Ziaja, R. Santra, N. D. Loh, T. Tschentscher, A. P. Mancuso
" A comprehensive simulation framework for imaging single particles and biomolecules at the European X-ray Free-Electron Laser "
Sci. Rep. 6 (2016) 24791
" A comprehensive simulation framework for imaging single particles and biomolecules at the European X-ray Free-Electron Laser "
Sci. Rep. 6 (2016) 24791
F, Roth, C. Lupulescu, E. Darlatt, A. Gottwald, W. Eberhardt
" Angle resolved photoemission from Cu single crystals: Known facts and a few surprises about the photoemission process "
J. Electron. Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom. 208 (2016) 2
" Angle resolved photoemission from Cu single crystals: Known facts and a few surprises about the photoemission process "
J. Electron. Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom. 208 (2016) 2
O.D. Mücke
" Petahertz Electronics: Pick up speed "
Nat. Phys. 12 (2016) 724–725
" Petahertz Electronics: Pick up speed "
Nat. Phys. 12 (2016) 724–725
Z. Jurek, S-K. Son, B. Ziaja, R. Santra
" XMDYN and XATOM: versatile simulation tools for quantitative modeling of X-ray free-electron laser induced dynamics of matter "
J. Appl. Cryst. 49 (2016) 1048-1056
" XMDYN and XATOM: versatile simulation tools for quantitative modeling of X-ray free-electron laser induced dynamics of matter "
J. Appl. Cryst. 49 (2016) 1048-1056
L. Shi, P. Rohringer, K. Suenaga, Y. Niimi, J. Kotakoski, J. C. Meyer, H. Peterlik, M. Wanko, S. Cahangirov, A. Rubio, Z. J. Lapin, L. Novotny, P. Ayala, T. Pichler
" Confined linear carbon chains as a route to bulk carbine "
Nat. Mat. 15 (2016) 634–639
" Confined linear carbon chains as a route to bulk carbine "
Nat. Mat. 15 (2016) 634–639
V. Tkachenko, N. Medvedev, Z. Li, P. Piekarz, B. Ziaja
" Transient optical properties of semiconductors under femtosecond x-ray irradiation "
Phys. Rev. B 93 (2016) 144101
" Transient optical properties of semiconductors under femtosecond x-ray irradiation "
Phys. Rev. B 93 (2016) 144101
H. O. Seo, T. Arion, F. Roth, D. Ramm, C. Lupulesco, W. Eberhardt
" Improving the efficiency of high harmonic generation (HHG) by Ne‑admixing into a pure Ar gas medium "
Appl. Phys. B 120 (2016) 70
" Improving the efficiency of high harmonic generation (HHG) by Ne‑admixing into a pure Ar gas medium "
Appl. Phys. B 120 (2016) 70
P. K. Mishra, O. Vendrell, R. Santra
" Subpicosecond energy transfer from a highly intense THz pulse to water: A computational study based on the TIP4P/2005 rigid-water-molecule model "
Phys. Rev. E 93 (2016) 032124
" Subpicosecond energy transfer from a highly intense THz pulse to water: A computational study based on the TIP4P/2005 rigid-water-molecule model "
Phys. Rev. E 93 (2016) 032124
K. Murari, H. Cankaya, P. Kroetz, G. Cirmi, P. Li, A. Ruehl, I. Hartl, F.X. Kaertner
" Intracavity gain shaping in millijoule-level, high gain Ho:YLF regenerative amplifier "
Opt. Lett. 41 (2016) 1114
" Intracavity gain shaping in millijoule-level, high gain Ho:YLF regenerative amplifier "
Opt. Lett. 41 (2016) 1114
F. X. Kärtner, F .Ahr; A.-L. Calendron, H. Çankaya, S. Carbajo, G. Chang, G. Cirmi, K. Dörner, U. Dorda, A. Fallahi, A. Hartin, M. Hemmer, R. Hobbs, Y. Hua, W .R. Huang, R.etrun, N. Matlis, V. Mazalova, O. D. Mücke, E. Nanni, W. Putnam, K. Ravi, F. Reichert, I. Sarrou, X. Wu, A. Yahaghi, H. Ye, L. Zapata, D. Zhang, C. Zhou, R. J. D. Miller, K. K. Berggren, H. Graafsma, A. Meents, R. W. Assmann, H. N. Chapman , P. Fromme
" AXSIS: Exploring the frontiers in attosecond X-ray science, imaging and spectroscopy "
NIMA 829 (2016) 24–29
" AXSIS: Exploring the frontiers in attosecond X-ray science, imaging and spectroscopy "
NIMA 829 (2016) 24–29
S. Carbajo, E. A. Nanni, L. J. Wong, G. Moriena, P. D. Keathley, G. Laurent, R. J. D. Miller, F. X. Kärtner
" Direct longitudinal laser acceleration of electrons in free space”, "
Phys. Rev. Accel. Beams 19 (2016) 021303
" Direct longitudinal laser acceleration of electrons in free space”, "
Phys. Rev. Accel. Beams 19 (2016) 021303
K. Ayyer, O. M. Yefanov, D. Oberthür, S. Roy-Chowdhury, L. Galli, V. Mariani, S. Basu, J. Coe, C. E. Conrad, R. Fromme, A. Schaffer, K. Dörner, D. James, C. Kupitz, M. Metz, G. Nelson, P. Lourdu Xavier, K. R. Beyerlein, M. Schmidt, I. Sarrou, J. C. H. Spence, U. Weierstall, T. A. White, J.-H. Yang, Y. Zhao, M. Liang, A. Aquila, M. S. Hunter, J. S. Robinson, J. E. Koglin, S. Boutet, P. Fromme, A. Barty, H. N. Chapman,
" Macromolecular diffractive imaging using imperfect crystals "
Nature (2016)
" Macromolecular diffractive imaging using imperfect crystals "
Nature (2016)
S. Pabst, M. Lein, H. J. Wörner
" Preparing attosecond coherences by strong-field ionization "
Phys. Rev. A 93 (2016) 023412
" Preparing attosecond coherences by strong-field ionization "
Phys. Rev. A 93 (2016) 023412
U. Dorda, R. Assmann, R. Brinkmann, K. Flöttmann, I. Hartl, M. Hüning, F. Kärtner, A. Fallahi, B. Marchetti, Y. Nie, J. Osterhoff, H. Schlarb, J. Zhu, A. R. Maier
" SINBAD—The accelerator R&D facility under construction at DESY "
NIMA 829 (2016) 233-236
" SINBAD—The accelerator R&D facility under construction at DESY "
NIMA 829 (2016) 233-236
L. E. Zapata, F. Reichert, M. Hemmer, F. X. Kärtner
" 250 W average power, 100 kHz repetition rate cryogenic Yb:YAG amplifier for OPCPA pumping "
Opt. Lett. 41 (2016) 492
" 250 W average power, 100 kHz repetition rate cryogenic Yb:YAG amplifier for OPCPA pumping "
Opt. Lett. 41 (2016) 492
V. Saxena, B. Ziaja
" Hydrodynamic model for expansion and collisional relaxation of x-ray laser-excited multi-component nanoplasma "
Phys. Plasmas 23 (2016) 012710
" Hydrodynamic model for expansion and collisional relaxation of x-ray laser-excited multi-component nanoplasma "
Phys. Plasmas 23 (2016) 012710
T. Gorkhover, S. Schorb, R. Coffee, M. Adolph, L. Foucar, D. Rupp, A. Aquila, J. D. Bozek, S. W. Epp, B. Erk, L. Gumprecht, L. Holmegaard, A. Hartmann, R. Hartmann, G. Hauser, P. Holl, A. Hömke, P. Johnsson, N. Kimmel, K.-U. Kühnel, M. Messerschmidt, C. Reich, A. Rouzée, B. Rudek, C. Schmidt, J. Schulz, H. Soltau, S. Stern, G. Weidenspointner, B. White, J. Küpper, L. Strüder, I. Schlichting, J. Ullrich, D. Rolles, A. Rudenko, T. Möller, C. Bostedt
" Femtosecond and nanometre visualization of structural dynamics in superheated nanoparticles "
Nat. photonics 10 (2016) 93–97
" Femtosecond and nanometre visualization of structural dynamics in superheated nanoparticles "
Nat. photonics 10 (2016) 93–97
E. Goetz, A. Karamatskou, R. Santra, C. P. Koch
" Quantum optimal control of photoelectron spectra and angular distributions "
Phys. Rev. A 93 (2016) 013413
" Quantum optimal control of photoelectron spectra and angular distributions "
Phys. Rev. A 93 (2016) 013413
Z. Li, O. Vendrell
" Correlated proton-electron hole dynamics in protonated water clusters upon extreme ultraviolet photoionization "
Structural Dynamics 3 (2016) 043203
" Correlated proton-electron hole dynamics in protonated water clusters upon extreme ultraviolet photoionization "
Structural Dynamics 3 (2016) 043203
H. Çankaya, A.-L. Calendron, C. Zhou, S.-H. Chia, O. D. Mücke, G. Cirmi, F. X. Kärtner
" 40-µJ passively CEP-stable seed source for ytterbium-based high-energy optical waveform synthesizers "
Opt. Express 24 (2016) 25169
" 40-µJ passively CEP-stable seed source for ytterbium-based high-energy optical waveform synthesizers "
Opt. Express 24 (2016) 25169
M. Xin, K. Şafak, M. Y. Peng, A. Kalaydzhyan, W. Wang, O D Mücke, F. X Kärtner
" Attosecond precision multi-km laser-microwave network "
Light Sci Appl. (2016)
" Attosecond precision multi-km laser-microwave network "
Light Sci Appl. (2016)
A. Fallahi, M. Fakhari, A. Yahaghi, M. Arrieta, F. X. Kärtner
" Short electron bunch generation using single-cycle ultrafast electron guns "
Phys. Rev. Accel. Beams 19 (2016) 081302
" Short electron bunch generation using single-cycle ultrafast electron guns "
Phys. Rev. Accel. Beams 19 (2016) 081302