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6<span class=article-reading-time>1 min read</span></div><div class="section-subheading article-title mb-1 mt-3"><a href=/post/26-04-20-new_preprint/>New preprint</a></div><a href=/post/26-04-20-new_preprint/ class=summary-link><div class=article-style><p><p>Read our new preprint describing an entanglement experiment using intense laser pulses.</p></p></div></a></div><div class="card-simple view-card"><div class=article-metadata><span class=article-date>Feb 6, 2026
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8<span class=article-reading-time>1 min read</span></div><a href=/post/2026-02-06-extreme-atomic-systems-meeting/><div class=img-hover-zoom><img src=/post/2026-02-06-extreme-atomic-systems-meeting/featured_hu268fba86f96743da54e81758c9259892_113051_246396c6f97ae014d9ff5713d716e167.webp height=455 width=808 class=article-banner alt="Extreme Atomic Systems (EAS) meeting in the Austrian Alps" loading=lazy></div></a><div class="section-subheading article-title mb-1 mt-3"><a href=/post/2026-02-06-extreme-atomic-systems-meeting/>Extreme Atomic Systems (EAS) meeting in the Austrian Alps</a></div><a href=/post/2026-02-06-extreme-atomic-systems-meeting/ class=summary-link><div class=article-style><p><p>We have had an exciting and productive conference at Kleinwalsertal.</p></p></div></a></div><div class="card-simple view-card"><div class=article-metadata><span class=article-date>Dec 23, 2025
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10<a href=/post/25-12-23-new-rsi-paper/><div class=img-hover-zoom><img src=/post/25-12-23-new-rsi-paper/featured_hu852f0bf56d2b4a135ac69da452e15ad4_182087_a5aa2fe3fd0f03aca1d41eeb7aacb9af.webp height=455 width=808 class=article-banner alt="New paper in Review of Scientific Instruments on  HHG source published" loading=lazy></div></a><div class="section-subheading article-title mb-1 mt-3"><a href=/post/25-12-23-new-rsi-paper/>New paper in Review of Scientific Instruments on HHG source published</a></div><a href=/post/25-12-23-new-rsi-paper/ class=summary-link><div class=article-style><p><p>Julian&rsquo;s paper describing our high-harmonic generation source for coincidence spectroscopy has been published in Review of Scientific Instruments.</p></p></div></a></div><div class="card-simple view-card"><div class=article-metadata><span class=article-date>Jul 9, 2025
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12<span class=article-reading-time>2 min read</span></div><a href=/post/25-07-09-new-papers/><div class=img-hover-zoom><img src=/post/25-07-09-new-papers/featured_hua870437226782372531be0ae8168e317_92515_7bd0ceec5ae7f38bd69bbb8eb2a1dc9b.webp height=455 width=808 class=article-banner alt="New paper in Physical Review Research on two-photon double ionization driven by an HHG source accepted" loading=lazy></div></a><div class="section-subheading article-title mb-1 mt-3"><a href=/post/25-07-09-new-papers/>New paper in Physical Review Research on two-photon double ionization driven by an HHG source accepted</a></div><a href=/post/25-07-09-new-papers/ class=summary-link><div class=article-style><p><p>We are happy to announce that a new paper has been accepted in Physical Review Research. The article describes our first results on non-linear photoioinzation in the XUV, driven by our high-harmonic generation source - a major step towards all-XUV pump-probe experiments in our laboratory. Further, a new preprint describes the source and our HHG beamline.</p></p></div></a></div><div class="card-simple view-card"><div class=article-metadata><span class=article-date>Mar 18, 2025
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14<span class=article-reading-time>1 min read</span></div><a href=/post/25-03-18-scirep-paper/><div class=img-hover-zoom><img src=/post/25-03-18-scirep-paper/featured_hu9cf72281db8321161133ba28119c19ba_357311_0aa0578ab07765fd3faaa4e7d31d00e6.webp height=455 width=808 class=article-banner alt="New paper in Scientific Reports on complete molecular movies published" loading=lazy></div></a><div class="section-subheading article-title mb-1 mt-3"><a href=/post/25-03-18-scirep-paper/>New paper in Scientific Reports on complete molecular movies published</a></div><a href=/post/25-03-18-scirep-paper/ class=summary-link><div class=article-style><p><p>Working closely with theoreticians and colleagues from Canada, our new paper has appeared in Scientific Reports. We present a route towards simultaneous imaging of electronic and nuclear dynamics during molecular dissociation.</p></p></div></a></div><div class=see-all><a href=/post/>See all posts
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