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Head of divison B is Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Sandner who is jointly appointed professor at the Technical University Berlin. The scientific profile of Division B is based on long-term experience in high-intensity laser development, plasma dynamics, x-ray generation by coherent and incoherent sources, and in the dynamics of atoms and molecules in strong external fields, including target preparation (traps, multiple excitation) and fragment spectroscopy.
Division B is responsible for the operation of the MBI high field laser application laboratory.
See also topical seminars of division B
| Division B is substructured in three departments:
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| Department |
Department head |
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B1 |
High Density Laser Plasmas |
Dr. P. Nickles |
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B2 |
Few Particle Systems in Strong Laser Fields |
Dr. H. Rottke |
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B3 |
High Power Lasers |
Dr. M. Kalashnikov |
The titles of the departments indicate the know-how available in Division B.
In summary the areas of competence are described as follows: |
| Experimental |
- Plasma dynamics in intense laser fields
- x-ray lasers,
- incoherent short-pulse x-ray sources and applications; x-ray optics, x-ray detectors
- atomic, molecular and cluster dynamics in intense laser fields
- electron and ion spectroscopy
- laser cooling, magneto-optical and electromagnetical
traps
- Solid-state ultra high intensity lasers based on CPA (chirped-pulse-amplification)
- Short-pulse solid state lasers of high intensity and high average power
- Laser-synchrotron synchronization
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| Theory |
- x-ray lasers, Compton-backscattering of relativistic electrons
- Atoms, molecules and clusters in intense laser fields,
High Harmonic Generation
- Relativistic effects and quantum electrodynamic
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