As Taught in:
2023/2024
Level:
undergraduate
Learning Source Types:
=> Lecture Notes
=> Practice
=> Related Resources
Course Overview:
Attosecond Physics for Beginner is the study of phenomena that occur on the attosecond timescale. 1 attosecond = 10^-18 seconds. Attoseconds are incredibly short, but scientists have developed ways to measure and manipulate them. Attosecond physics is a rapidly developing field with a wide range of potential applications, including the development of new materials, the improvement of chemical processes, and the creation of new methods for cancer treatment.
This course will introduce learners to the fundamental of attosecond physics, including the generation and measurement of attosecond lasers, the dynamics of electron motion on the attosecond timescale, and applications of attosecond physics to various fields.
Course Objectives:
Learners will be able to:
- Define Attosecond Physics and explain its importance
- Describe how Attosecond lasers work
- Implementation to the applications of Attosecond Physics in the surface
- Discuss the challenges and future of Attosecond Physics
Recommended Textbook:
Corkum, P. & Krausz, F. Attosecond Physics: Laser Spectroscopy and Beyond
In general, the topic for learner section and will get adjusted as necessary during the term, but the below topic will tell you roughly on topic will get discussed in the course:
- What is Attosecond Physics? Why is it Important?
- Applications of Attosecond Physics?
- Generation of Attosecond Laser Pulses
- Measurement of Attosecond Laser Pulses
- Photoionization
- Auger Decay
- High-Harmonic Generation
- Tracking the Movement of Electron in Atoms and Molecules
- The Dynamics of Chemical Reactions
- The Structure of Materials
- The Behavior of Electrons in Materials
- Biological Molecules
- The Dynamic of Biological Processes
- Improving the Performance of Attosecond Lasers
- Developing New Applications of Attosecond Physics
Unlike other Courses, in this course, readings get reference as shown:
Readings
Corkum, P. & Krausz, F. Attosecond Physics: Laser Spectroscopy and Beyond
Support Materials:
Florian Siegrist, Annkatrin Sommer, Malte Schröder, Tobias Boolakee, Keyhan Golyari, Ferenc Krausz, Martin Schultze, “Attosecond energy transfer dynamics in band-gap materials (Conference Presentation),” Proc. SPIE 10673, Advances in Ultrafast Condensed Phase Physics, 106730E (29 May 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2316306
Mark I Stockman, “Attosecond nanoscale physics of solids in strong ultrafast optical fields (Conference Presentation),” Proc. SPIE 9918, Metamaterials, Metadevices, and Metasystems 2016, 991815 (9 November 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2241269