Public Lecture with Professor Emeritus and Nobel Laureate, Pierre Agostini
From Attos to Zeptos
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Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024
from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
at the US Bank Conference Theater, Ohio Union
The event will be held on Tuesday, April 2nd at the Ohio Union U.S. Bank Conference Theater, located at 1739 N. High St. in Columbus, Ohio. Professor Agostini's talk will begin at 7 p.m. Admission is free, but RSVPs are requested. Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis. The event will also be live streamed on Zoom! You can join the live stream at here or by going to go.osu.edu/agostininobel
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Abstract:
Attosecond (billionth of a billionth of a second) pulses are currently the shortest light pulses created from high harmonics discovered by Anne L’Huillier and coworkers in 1987. These short pulses are fast enough to follow in principle electrons motion in atoms or molecules. The recollision physics, which is at the origin of those pulses, can be extrapolated to ultra-relativistic regime and perhaps give rise to pulses a thousand time shorter (zeptosecond) in the future, according to theoretical physicists. This talk will explain the physics of attosecond pulses, review some applications from atomic physics to medicine, and speculate on the prospect of zeptoseconds.
Read more about Pierre Agostini and the 2023 Nobel Prize in physics.
IMPORTANT UPDATE:
We have received enough RSVPs to fill all the spaces at our event, and the RSVP request form is now closed. RSVP seats are not guaranteed, and we will be using all the emails provided in the form to send out recordings of the event afterwards, but please note that there is a lot of interest, and we suggest showing up early to get a spot! After the lecture, the recording will be available on our website soon. Thank you everyone for your interest in this exciting event!
