523. WE Heraeus-Seminar 2013 – Institut für Quantenoptik

About the Seminar

The interaction of intense short laser pulses with matter induces electron dynamics that leads to the generation of coherent extreme-ultraviolet radiation. This is the key to laser-based attosecond physics. Moreover, high-harmonic generation provides not only a light source. The electron recollision mechanism is a probe into the structure and dynamics of microscopic quantum systems. For example, the mapping from emission frequencies to electron excursion times has given insight into the formation of electron-hole wave packets in molecules on an attosecond time scale. Tomographic methods have exploited the wave character of the returning electron to provide Angström-resolution pictures of molecular orbitals. High harmonic spectroscopy denotes the general approach to extract structural and dynamical information from high-harmonic emission. Exploring its current applications and future perspectives will be the main purpose of the 523^rd WE-Heraeus Seminar. The quantum mechanics of laser-atom and laser-molecule interactions is the underlying topic that must be addressed to understand and control the electron dynamics responsible for the above-mentioned phenomena. The seminar will bring together leading experts in the area of intense-laser-matter interactions ranging from basic theory to practical applications.

Topics

High-harmonic generation and attosecond physics
Strong-field ionization and photoelectron distributions
Quantum wave packet dynamics and control of electrons

Young scientists are invited to submit applications for poster presentations. It is planned to select a small number of hot topic talks from the received abstracts. The conference language will be English.

Meals and accommodation at the Physikzentrum will be fully covered by the Wilhelm und Else Heraeus Foundation for all participants (beverages not included). The day of arrival is Sunday, January 27 with a welcome supper at 6pm. The scientific programme will begin on Monday morning. Please note that the number of participants is limited.

List of Invited Speakers

Bernd Abel (University of Leipzig, Germany)
Markus Drescher (University of Hamburg, Germany)
Nirit Dudovich (Weizmann Institute, Israel)
Carla Faria (University College London, UK)
Rashid Ganeev (Academy of Siences of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, UZ)
Thomas Halfmann (TU Darmstadt, Germany)
Ingmar Hartl (IMRA, Ann Arbor, USA)
Reinhard Kienberger (MPQ Garching, Germany)
Alexandra Landsman (ETH Zürich, Switzerland)
Lars Madsen (Aarhus University, Denmark)
Yann Mairesse (University of Bordeaux, France)
Gerhard Paulus (University of Jena, Germany)
Thomas Pfeifer (MPI-K Heidelberg, Germany)
Jan M. Rost (MPIPKS Dresden, Germany)
Horst Rottke (MBI Berlin, Germany)
Camilo Ruiz (CLPU Salamanca, Spain)
Alejandro Saenz (HU Berlin, Germany)
Pascal Salières (CEA Saclay, France)
Armin Scrinzi (LMU München, Germany)
Olga Smirnova (MBI Berlin, Germany)
David Villeneuve (NRC Ottawa, Canada)
Caterina Vozzi (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
Helmut Zacharias (University of Münster, Germany)
Amelle Zair (Imperial College London, UK)

List of Discussion Leaders

Misha Ivanov (MBI Berlin, Germany)
Christian Spielmann (Uni Jena, Germany)
Alfred Maquet (UPMC Paris, France)
Stefan Hässler (TU Wien, Austria)
Giuseppe Sansone (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)

Location "Physikzentrum Bad Honnef"

The Physikzentrum Bad Honnef (PBH) is run by the German Physical Society and supported by the University of Bonn and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The stately mansion housing, the Physikzentrum, is surrounded by a park at the foot of the Siebengebirge („the Seven Hills") on the right bank of the river Rhine. In the immediate neighborhood an extensive net of hiking-paths in Germany's oldest nature preserve invites pleasant short or long walks. Local public transport offers convenient access to the nearby cities of Bonn (15 km) and Cologne (40 km) with many cultural and scientific attractions. Due to its central location PBH is easy to reach from all countries.

Since 1976 the Physikzentrum Bad Honnef serves as the main meeting point of the German Physical Society (DPG). It offers a secluded setting for research conferences, seminars, and workshops, and has proven to be especially stimulating for fruitful discussions.