Itzik Ben-Itzhak's group studies molecular collisions. Highlighting the angular dependence of bond softening and bond hardening of H2+ in an ultrashort intense laser pulse Selected for inclusion in IOP Select and as a Highlight of 2005. Ionization and dissociation of Hydrogen molecular ions (H2+) in intense (~1014 W/cm2) short (~10-100 fs) laser pulses A seminar by Max Sayler available as HTML or PowerPoint (27 MB).

Lew Cocke's group is pioneering techniques for momentum imaging of ion and molecule collisions. Lew Cocke has been awarded the 2006 Davisson-Germer Prize for "outstanding work in atomic physics". Wavelength-dependence of momentum-space images of low-energy electrons generated by short, intense laser pulses at the intensities in the tunneling region A seminar by Chakra Maharjan available as HTML or PowerPoint (2.0 MB). An update on progress with the KLS/Tandem PicoPulse experiment is available as either HTML or PowerPoint (43 MB).

Zenghu Chang's group operates the Kansas Light Source and is studying fundamental photon-atom processes and high harmonic generation. Effects of carrier envelope phase on single shot XUV supercontinuum generation A seminar by Mahendra Shakya available as HTML or PowerPoint (4.6 MB). Stabilizing carrier-envelope phase of KLS laser system A seminar by Chengquan Li available as HTML or PowerPoint (17 MB).

	Kristan Corwin's group focuses on optical metrology. They are studying optical frequency metrology using ultrafast lasers and supercontinuum generation. Spectral Hole Burning of Acetylene Gas inside a Photonic Bandgap Optical Fiber was Kristan's contribution to CLEO-2005. The presentation is avaiable as HTML or PowerPoint (1.2 MB).

	Brett Depaola's group is using atoms in a magneto-optical trap (MOT) as the ultimate cold target for ion-atom collision studies. Measurement of the Time Evolution of Coherent Excitation The PhD defense of How Camp available as HTML or PowerPoint (28 MB). Magneto Optical Trap Recoil Ion Momentum Spectroscopy The PhD defense of Hai Nguyen available as HTML or PowerPoint (12 MB).

	Vinod Kumarappan is our newest faculty member and is assembling his lab to study ultrafast processes in strong laser field aligned molecules. Aligning molecules with long or short laser pulses V. Kumarappan, S. S. Viftrup, L. Holmegaard, C. Z. Bisgaard, H. Stapelfeldt Phys. Scr. 76, C63-C68 (2007)

	Igor Litvinyuk is studying Coulomb explosion imaging of molecular dynamics and laser alignment of molecules in gas phase. Using COLTRIMS for pump-probe studies of molecular dynamics A seminar by Irina Bocharove available as HTML or PowerPoint (2.6 MB). Strong field experiments on aligned molecules A Gordon conference talk by Igor Litvinyuk available as HTML or PowerPoint (13 MB).

Pat Richard's group now studies carbon nanotubes by electron emission following femtosecond pump-probe laser pulses. Earlier work was in electron spectroscopy. Auger electron spectroscopy of double and triple capture in fluorine on argon collisions A seminar by Arifa Habib available as HTML or PowerPoint (8.7 MB). Probing the intrinsic conductivity of multiwalled carbon nanotubes Mikhail Zamkov, Ali S. Alnaser, Bing Shan, Zenghu Chang, Patrick Richard Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 93111 (2006)

Brian Washburn is finding ways to use nonlinear fiber optics and ultrafast fiber lasers for optical metrology and atomic physics. See Brian's research page and lab weblog for details. Splicing Hollow-Core Photonic Bandgap Fibers to Step-Index Fibers Using an Arc Fusion Splicer R. Thapa, K. Knabe K. L. Corwin, and B. R. Washburn Optics Express 14, 9576 (2006)