Argonne National Laboratory Postdoctoral Fellowship Programs Alumni

Christian Buth
Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division
Appointment from 04/10/06 to 04/30/2008
Supervisor: Robin Santra

ANL Research Highlights

During my stay at Argonne , I had the following research highlights:

1)  I described t heoretically strong-field-ionized xenon atoms probed by XUV light to resolve the distribution of final quantum states: Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 143601 (2007), http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.143601 .

2)  I predicted electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) for x rays: Physical Review Letters 98, 253001 (2007), http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.253001 . See also the media reports: Argonne News Vol. 60, No. 16 (2007), http://www.anl.gov/Media_Center/Argonne_News/2007/News_070815.pdf , PhysOrg.com, July 03, 2007, http://www.PhysOrg.com/news102683602.html, and Physics News Update, Number 827 #2 (2007), http://www.aip.org/pnu/2007/827.html .

3)  I developed a theory for an x-ray probe of laser-aligned molecules: Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 094106 (2008), http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2890846 . See also the media report: Argonne News Release, May 13, 2008, http://www.anl.gov/Media_Center/News/2008/news080513.html .

4)  I developed FELLA-- the free electron laser atomic, molecular, and optical physics program package, Versions 1.0.0--1.3.0, soon to be published on the Internet.

5)  I made an invention which is presently considered for filing for a patent.

New Endeavors

Louisiana State University
Department of Physics & Astronomy
222-A Nicholson Hall, Tower Drive
Baton Rouge , Louisiana 70803-4001 , USA
Tel +1-225-578-0597
Fax +1-225-578-5855
cbuth AT phys DOT lsu DOT edu
http://www.christianbuth.name/science.html

I continue to pursue my interest in theoretical strong-field atomic, molecular, and optical physics. Especially I am intrigued by high harmonic generation and attoscience. With attosecond light pulses, I am able to explore electronic processes in atoms and molecules in real time. Conversely, attosecond light pulses can control electronic processes on an attosecond time scale.