The World of Atoms at the Attosecond Time Scale
Our Special Event is back for the sixth year in a row!
This year, we are thrilled to welcome Nobel Laureate Professor Anne L’Huillier to Open Readings for her lecture “The World of Atoms at the Attosecond Time Scale”.
Professor Anne L’Huillier is one of the pioneers of attosecond science. She has made fundamental contributions to the study of ultrafast processes in matter through her groundbreaking research on high-order harmonic generation, a process that enables the generation of attosecond light pulses. In recognition of this work, she was awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics. Currently, Professor L’Huillier continues her research on the development of attosecond light sources and the study of ultrafast electron dynamics, including how electrons move and respond to light following photoionization in atoms and molecules, at Lund University.
When an intense laser interacts with a gas of atoms, high-order harmonics are generated. In the time domain, this radiation forms a train of extremely short light pulses, of the order of 100 attoseconds. Attosecond pulses enable the study of electron dynamics in atoms and molecules using pump-probe techniques. This presentation will highlight key steps in attosecond science.
The event is free and open to everyone!
Date: September 15 , 2026
Time: 11:30
Location: National Center for Physical Sciences and Technology (NFTMC), Saulėtekio Ave. 3, Room A101
In partnership with: COLA 2026 (International Conference on Laser Ablation)
Please note: Photographs and video footage will be taken during the event and may be used by the organisers for marketing and publicity purposes.
