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Area: Mathematics, Physics and Engineering
Title: Attosecond atomic and molecular dynamics
Leader: Fernando Martín
Institution: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Assigned machine(s): MareNostrum (BSC)
Assigned khours with priority: 800

Abstract:
Attosecond laser technology allows one to explore the ultrafast electronic and nuclear dynamics induced by light. A full theoretical description of the dynamics of molecules subject to ultrashort laser pulses remains a challenge due to the computational difficulty to include all electronic and vibrational degrees of freedom. Our group has developed time dependent ab initio treatments that overcome this difficulty. We will focus on attosecond pump - infrared probe schemes, which involve high- and low-energy photons and different laser intensities. In this framework, we seek to perform numerical studies in molecules, a systematic study of the influence of laser parameters on autoionization processes, and a study on single and double ionization of molecules. Our work will be carried out in parallel with experiments.