Attosecond Science: Status and Prospects (Conference)Coordinators: André D. Bandrauk, Nathaniel J. Fisch, Anthony F. StaraceAugust 1, 2006 - August 4, 2006 |
Tuesday, August 01, 2006 |
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Morning Session Chair: Anthony F. Starace |
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| 8:45am | David Gross (KITP Director) |
Welcome |
| 8:55am | Conference Coordinators | Meeting Details |
| 9:00am | Ferenc Krausz (MPI MPQ) |
Attosecond Physics [45 min Talk + 15 min Discussion] [abstract] |
| 10:00am | MORNING BREAK | |
| 10:30am | Kenneth J. Schafer (LSU) |
Attosecond pulse generation and application: Theoretical perspectives from strong field physics [30 min Talk + 10 min Discussion] [abstract] |
| 11:10am | Margaret Murnane (JILA) |
Probing Vibrational Dynamics in Molecules using Coherent Electrons from High-Order Harmonic Generation [30 min Talk + 10 min Discussion] [abstract] |
| 11:50am | Jon Marangos (Imperial College) |
Imaging Molecular Structure and Dynamics using Laser Driven Recollisions [30 min Talk + 10 min Discussion] [abstract] |
| 12:30pm | LUNCH BREAK | |
Afternoon Session Chair: John A. Nees |
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| 2:00pm | Richard R. Freeman (Ohio State Univ.) |
Some of the Amazing Things That Happen to Matter When Struck by Ultra Intense, Ultra Short Laser Light [30 min Talk + 10 min Discussion] [abstract] |
| 2:40pm | Alexander Pukhov (Univ. Düsseldorf) |
High Harmonics and Attosecond Pulses in Relativistic Regime [30 min Talk + 10 min Discussion] [abstract] |
| 3:20pm | Jan-Michael Rost (MPI PKS) |
Time from Space [30 min Talk + 10 min Discussion] [abstract] |
| 4:00pm | WINE AND CHEESE RECEPTION | |
| 5:30pm | SHUTTLE TO BWSCI | |
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Wednesday, August 02, 2006 |
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Morning Session Chair: André D. Bandrauk |
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| 9:00am | Marc Vrakking (FOM) |
Applications of Attosecond Lasers to Atoms and Molecules in Strong Laser Fields [45 min Talk + 15 min Discussion] [abstract] |
| 10:00am | MORNING BREAK | |
| 10:30am | Christoph H. Keitel (MPI-K) |
Relativistic Quantum Dynamics in Strong Short Laser Pulses [30 min Talk + 10 min Discussion] [abstract] |
| 11:10am | Donald P. Umstadter (Univ. Nebraska) |
Ultrashort Duration Radiation from Ultra-Intense Laser-Matter Interactions [30 min Talk + 10 min Discussion] [abstract] |
| 11:50am | Philip H. Bucksbaum (Stanford) |
Ultrafast X-Ray Physics at SLAC [30 min Talk + 10 min Discussion] |
| 12:30pm | LUNCH BREAK | |
Afternoon Session Chair: Chris H. Greene |
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| 2:00pm | Thomas Brabec (Univ. of Ottawa) |
Multi-electron Dynamics in Strong Fields [30 min Talk + 10 min Discussion] |
| 2:40pm | Chii-Dong Lin (Kansas State Univ.) |
Attosecond Pulses for Probing Two-electron Dynamics in the Time Domain [30 min Talk + 10 min Discussion] [abstract] |
| 3:20pm | Todd Ditmire (Univ. Texas-Austin) |
Clusters in Short Wavelength Ultrashort Pulses [30 min Talk + 10 min Discussion] [abstract] |
| 4:00pm | Hamed Merdji (CEA, Saclay) |
Hot Topics Talk: Measurement of Attosecond Pulses From Aligned Molecules [20min Talk + 10 min Discussion] [abstract] |
| 4:30pm | POSTER SESSION | Wine and Light Refreshments |
| 6:00pm | SHUTTLE TO BWSCI | |
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Thursday, August 03, 2006 |
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Morning Session Chair: Robert R. Jones |
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| 9:00am | Anne L'Huillier (Lund Univ.) |
Atomic Physics with Attosecond Pulse Trains [45 min Talk + 15 min Discussion] [abstract] |
| 10:00am | MORNING BREAK | |
| 10:30am | Joachim Burgdörfer (Vienna Univ.) |
Atomic Dynamics on the Attosecond Scale [30 min Talk + 10 min Discussion] [abstract] |
| 11:10am | Louis DiMauro (Ohio State Univ.) |
Evolution and Scaling of an Intense Laser-Atom Interaction [30 min Talk + 10 min Discussion] [abstract] |
| 11:50am | André Mysyrowicz (LOA-ENSTA) |
Optical Pulse Self-Compression by Filamentation [30 min Talk + 10 min Discussion] |
| 12:30pm | LUNCH BREAK | |
Afternoon Session Chair: Joachim Ullrich |
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| 2:00pm | Alexander M. Sergeev (IAP) |
Attosecond Pulse Production from Excited Molecules [30 min Talk + 10 min Discussion] [abstract] |
| 2:40pm | Armin Scrinzi (Vienna Univ.) |
Strong Field Electron Dynamics in Molecules [30 min Talk + 10 min Discussion] [abstract] |
| 3:20pm | AFTERNOON BREAK | |
| 3:50pm | Alexei V. Sokolov (Texas A&M) |
Broadband Coherent Raman Generation in Gases and Solids: from nanosecond and
picosecond excitation to femtosecond and attosecond pulse synthesis. [30 min Talk + 10 min Discussion] [abstract] |
| 4:30pm | Kieron Burke (UC Irvine) |
Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory for Attosecond Science: Promises and Challenges [30 min Talk + 10 min Discussion] [abstract] |
| 5:10pm | André Bandrauk (U. Sherbrooke) |
Hot Topics Talk: Carrier Envelope Phase Dependence of Double Ionization in Molecules at High Laser Intensities [20min Talk + 10 min Discussion] [abstract] |
| 5:40pm | RECEPTION | Wine & Mixed Nuts |
| 6:00pm | SPECIAL EVENTS DINNER | |
| 8:00pm | SHUTTLE TO BWSCI | |
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Friday, August 04, 2006 |
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Morning Session Chair: Nathaniel J. Fisch |
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| 9:00am | Gérard Mourou (LOA-ENSTA) |
Relativistic Optics: A New Gateway to Attosecond Physics [45 min Talk + 15 min Discussion] [abstract] |
| 10:00am | MORNING BREAK | |
| 10:30am | Wilhelm Becker (MBI-Berlin) |
Above-threshold Ionization of Atoms and Ions by Long and by Short Pulses [30 min Talk + 10 min Discussion] [abstract] |
| 11:10am | Eric Mével (CELIA) |
Broadband Isolated Attosecond XUV Pulses [30 min Talk + 10 min Discussion] [abstract] |
| 11:50am | Alexander A. Zholents (LBNL) |
Generation of Intense Attosecond X-ray Pulses Using Free Electron Lasers [30 min Talk + 10 min Discussion] [abstract] |
| 12:30pm | Conference Organizers | Closing Remarks and Conference End |
| 12:40pm | LUNCH BREAK | |
| 1:40pm | SHUTTLE TO BWSCI | Shuttle also available to the SB Airport and the SB Airbus Goleta location. |
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