Research topics
The International Max Planck Research School on Advanced Photon Science (IMPRS-APS) was established as a collaboration of the Ludwig Maximilian´s University of Munich (LMU) and Technical University of Munich (TUM) in partnership with Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (MPQ) and in association with Vienna University of Technology (VUT). The members of IMPRS-APS pursue forefront research on advancing the light sources and to employ them for gaining deeper insight into the microscopic structure and dynamics of matter. IMPRS-APS offers young researchers a unique combination of education and training opportunities in the physics and technology of photon sources and their advanced application in physics, chemistry and biology.
For specific subjects please see the research topics of the individual groups:
Prof. A. Azzeer
Development of brilliant, next-generation kHz and MHz laser light sources and attosecond metrology (Experiment)
Prof. J. Burgdörfer
Atomic theory, dynamic surface interactions, classical and quantum transport (Theory)
Prof. P. Coan
Development of X-ray phase contrast imaging techniques for medical diagnostics: optimization of the method and implementation with new X-ray sources
Prof. W. Domcke
Ab initio quantum chemistry, theory of femtochemistry, theory of femtosecond nonlinear spectroscopy of molecules (Theory)
Dr. E. Goulielmakis
Attosecond control of matter with synthesized light fields (Experimental Physics)
Prof. F. Grüner
MAP's path towards table-top free-electron-lasers from first steps to the ultimate goal of medical applications (Experiment/Theory)
Prof. T. Hänsch
Laser spectroscopy with extreme precision, laser frequency comb synthesizer (Experiment)
Dr. P. Hommelhoff
Ultrafast Quantum Optics group. New control over electrons with laser light and other means (Experiment)
Prof. S. Karsch
Generation and application of ultrahigh intensity laser pulses (Experiment)
Prof. R. Kienberger
Attosecond metrology and spectroscopy; ultrafast electron dynamics in molecules and on solids (Experiment)
Prof. U. Kleineberg
Development of complex X-ray optical elements (Experiment)
Prof. M. Kling
Imaging of attosecond electron dynamics in atoms, molecules and nanostructures (Experiment)
Prof. F. Krausz
Controlled intense laser fields, X-ray pulses, attosecond metrology and spectroscopy (Experiment)
Prof. M. Nest
Ab initio quantum dynamics, coherent control, charge transfer in molecules (Theory)
Prof. F. Pfeiffer
Development of Novel X-Ray Imaging Methods for Biomedical Applications
Prof. E. Riedle
Tunable femtosecond pulses, nonlinear frequency conversion, ultrafast dynamic processes in chemistry (Experiment)
Prof. H. Ruhl
Relativistic laser-plasma interaction, inertial fusion physics (Theory)
Prof. A. Scrinzi
Few-electron systems, strong field interactions, numerical simulations (Theory)
Prof. J. Wilkens
Advanced Technologies in Radiation Therapy
Dr. V. S. Yakovlev
Ultrafast dynamics in solids and nanostructures (Theory)