Attosecond Science

Real time observation of electron dynamics in matter

The CFEL-ATTO Group develops advanced attosecond technologies to investigate the light-activated dynamics of matter with extreme time resolution. In particular, the main goal of our research is to track and ideally control the electronic motion in systems of increasing complexity, from simple molecules to biochemically relevant molecules and nanoparticles.

Recent highlights

New Publication in Journal of Physics: Photonics

08 March 2024

Members of the CFEL-ATTO group have collaborated with the group of Prof. Roberto Oselame from the Institute for Photonics and Nanotechnologies CNR-IFN in Milan (Italy) to develop a novel differentially-pumped integrated glass chip for the efficient generation of ultrashort UV radiation using Third Harmonic Generation. The results have been published in JPhys Photonics as a contribution to the special issue 'Emerging Leaders 2024'.

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Nobel Laureate Anne L´Huillier visits DESY

23 January 2024

Attosecond researcher visits laboratories and gives a lecture

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Insights on the Nobel Prize in Physics 2023 from the perspective of the CFEL Attosecond Science group

15 December 2023

New publication in Science Advances

13 December 2023

Time-resolving state-specific molecular dissociation with XUV broadband absorption spectroscopy

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New publication in Biomedical Optics Express

19 October 2023

In this research article entitled “X-ray generation by fs-laser processing of biological material”, Andrea Trabattoni and collaborators form the Leibniz Universität Hannover investigated the generation of X-ray radiation during the ablation process of a large range of materials by ultrashort infrared laser pulses.

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ERC starting grant for Andrea Trabattoni

16 December 2022

A national network for Italian scientists in Germany

03 November 2022