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Multiphoton Processes

Gordon Research Conference

June 11 - 16, 2006
Chair
Vice Chair

Conference Description

The first Gordon Research Conference on Multiphoton Processes was held in 1982. The meeting continues to evolve as it embraces both the rapid technological and intellectual growth in the field as well as the multi-disciplinary expertise of the participants. Current areas of interest include:

  • Ionization/Dissociation of Atoms and Molecules in Intense Laser Fields
  • Frequency Domain Multi-Photon and Multiple-Resonance Spectroscopies of Molecules
  • Time-Resolved Photoelectron Spectroscopy
  • Ultrafast Pump-Probe Spectroscopy
  • Coherent Strong-Field Manipulation of Atoms and Molecules
  • High-Harmonic Generation
  • Attosecond Pulse Generation and Measurement
  • Super-Intense Laser-Matter Interactions

In developing the program, the conference organizers will strive to blur traditional disciplinary boundaries, involving chemists, physicists, and optical engineers, representing both experiment and theory, as presenters and discussion leaders. The broad range of expertise and different perspectives of attendees should provide a stimulating and unique environment for solving problems and developing new ideas in this rapidly evolving field.

Conference Program

SUNDAY
2:00 pm - 11:00 pmArrival and Check-in
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm POSTER PREVIEWS
Discussion Leader: Ed Grant (University of British Columbia)
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmPoster Previews
9:30 pmWine and Cheese Reception
MONDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
8:30 amGroup Photograph
9:00 am - 12:30 pm CONTROLLING LIGHT
9:00 am - 9:15 am Discussion Leader: Charles Conover (Colby College)
9:15 am - 9:55 am Yaron Silberberg (Weizmann Institute)
"Nonlinear Optics and Coherent Control with Entangled Photons"
9:55 am - 10:05 amDiscussion
10:05 am - 10:20 amHot Topic #1: Maxim Sukharev (Northwestern University)
"Applications of Phase, Polarization and Optimal Control Techniques in Nanoplasmonics"
10:20 am - 10:50 amCoffee Break
10:50 am - 11:30 am Jun Ye (JILA/NIST)
"Enhancement Cavity for Femtosecond Lasers - from Ultrasensitive Spectroscopy to XUV Frequency Comb"
11:30 am - 11:40 amDiscussion
11:40 am - 12:20 pm Ursula Keller (ETH Zurich)
"CEO-Controlled Pulse Generation and Photoionization"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pmDiscussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Browsing
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm ULTRAFAST AND HIGH INTENSITY XRAYS
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm Discussion Leader: Linda Young (Argonne National Laboratory)
7:45 pm - 8:15 pm Henry Chapman (Lawrence Livermore National Lab)
"Ultrafast coherent diffraction imaging with a soft-X-ray free- electron laser"
8:15 pm - 8:25 pmDiscussion
8:25 pm - 8:55 pm Reinhard Dorner (J.W. Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt)
"Multi-Particle Imaging of Atomic and Molecular Ionization Processes in Strong Fields"
8:55 pm - 9:05 pmDiscussion
9:05 pm - 9:20 pmHot Topic #2: David Fritz (University of Michigan)
"Structural Dynamics of High-density Photoexcited Bismuth Measured with Femtosecond X-ray Diffraction"
9:30 pmPoster Session
TUESDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm SINGLE-CYCLE AND ATTOSECOND PULSES
9:00 am - 9:15 am Discussion Leader: Pierre Agostini (Ohio State University)
9:15 am - 9:55 am Steve Harris (Stanford University)
"Single-Cycle Pulses and Biphotons"
9:55 am - 10:05 amDiscussion
10:05 am - 10:20 amHot Topic #3: Yann Mairesse (NRC, Canada)
"Spatial shaping of high harmonics with molecular alignment"
10:20 am - 10:50 amCoffee Break
10:50 am - 11:30 am Mette Gaarde (Louisiana State University)
"Generating and Manipulating Single and Multiple Attosecond Light Pulses"
11:30 am - 11:40 amDiscussion
11:40 am - 12:20 pm Zenghu Chang (Kansas State University)
"Attosecond Pulse Generation with Polarization Gating"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pmDiscussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Browsing
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm QUANTUM CONTROL
7:30 pm - 7:45 pmDiscussion Leader: Tamar Seideman (Northwestern University)
7:45 pm - 8:15 pm Jonathan Underwood (Open University)
"Femtosecond Multidimensional Imaging of Molecular Dissociation"
8:15 pm - 8:20 pmDiscussion
8:20 pm - 8:50 pm Tom Weinacht (SUNY Stony Brook)
"Learning from Control Experiments"
8:50 pm - 8:55 pmDiscussion
8:55 pm - 9:25 pm Robert Levis (Temple University)
"Applications of Strong Field Quantum Control: Spinning Straw into Gold"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
9:30 pmPoster Session
WEDNESDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY
9:00 am - 9:15 am Discussion Leader: Sang-Hyun Lim (University of California, Berkeley)
9:15 am - 9:55 am Tobias Brixner (Universität Würzburg)
"Multidimensional Spectroscopy and Control of Molecular Complexes"
9:55 am - 10:05 amDiscussion
10:05 am - 10:20 amHot Topic #4: Haruka Maeda (University of Virginia)
"Coherent Population Transfer in Rydberg Atoms by Multiphoton Adiabatic Rapid Passage"
10:20 am - 10:50 amCoffee Break
10:50 am - 11:30 am Thomas Schultz (Max Born Institute, Berlin)
"Femtosecond Spectroscopy of DNA Model Base Pairs"
11:30 am - 11:40 amDiscussion
11:40 am - 12:20 pm Tim Zwier (Purdue University)
"Double and Triple Resonance Laser Based Methods for Studying Conformation-Specific Spectroscopy and Dynamics"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pmDiscussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Browsing
6:00 pmDinner
7:00 pm - 7:30 pmBusiness Meeting
(Nominations for the next Vice Chair; Fill out Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss future Site & Scheduling preferences; Election of the next Vice Chair)
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm ULTRAFAST MOLECULAR PROBES
7:30 pm - 7:45 pmDiscussion Leader: David Villeneuve (Steacie Institute, NRC, Canada)
7:45 pm - 8:15 pm Jon Marangos (Imperial College)
"Imaging Molecular Structure and Dynamics using Laser Driven Recollisions"
8:15 pm - 8:20 pmDiscussion
8:20 pm - 8:50 pm Margaret Murnane (JILA/University of Colorado)
"Monitoring Intra-Molecular Dynamics using Coherent Electrons from High-Harmonic Generation"
8:50 pm - 8:55 pmDiscussion
8:55 pm - 9:25 pm Dwayne Miller (University of Toronto)
"Femtosecond Electron Diffraction: Atomic Level Perspective of Condensed Phase Dynamics"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
9:30 pmPoster Session
THURSDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm ATTOSECOND SCIENCE
9:00 am - 9:15 am Discussion Leader: Andre Bandrauk (Universite de Sherbrooke)
9:15 am - 9:55 am Paul Corkum (Steacie Institute, NRC, Canada)
"Attosecond Electron Wavepackets"
9:55 am - 10:05 amDiscussion
10:05 am - 10:20 amHot Topic #5: Thomas Pfeifer (University of California/LBL)
"Heterodyne Technique for Temporal Gating of High-Harmonic Generation"
10:20 am - 10:50 amCoffee Break
10:50 am - 11:30 am Gerhard Paulus (Texas A&M University)
"Attosecond Double-Slit Experiment"
11:30 am - 11:40 amDiscussion
11:40 am - 12:20 pm Marc Vrakking (FOM AMOLF)
"Strong-Field Molecular Physics with CE-Phase Stabilized Pulses"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pmDiscussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Browsing
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm HIGH INTENSITY LASER INTERACTIONS WITH ATOMS/MOLECULES
7:30 pm -7:45 pm Discussion Leader: Barry Walker (University of Delaware)
7:45 pm - 8:15 pm Robin Santra (Argonne National Laboratory)
"Dynamics of a laser-produced hole in a noble gas atom"
8:15 pm - 8:20 pmDiscussion
8:20 pm - 8:50 pm Tim Laarman (Max Born Institute, Berlin)
"Large Finite Systems in Strong Laser Fields: Analysis and Control of Photophysical Processes with Ultrashort and Temporally Shaped Pulses"
8:50 pm - 8:55 pmDiscussion
8:55 pm - 9:25 pm Lars Madsen (Aarhus University)
"Atoms and Molecules in Super-Intense, High-Frequency, Ultra-Short Laser Pulses: Nondipole and Orientation Effects"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
9:30 pmPoster Session
FRIDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 amDeparture

Contributors

Army Research Office
Coherent Laser Group
Department of Energy
Kapteyn-Murnane Labs, Inc.
National Science Foundation
Spectra-Physics
Thorlabs, Inc.
University of Virginia

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