MASTER THESIS
We are looking for motivated master students to work in the following topic:
After the initial development in gas phase, attosecond spectroscopy techniques are now ready for application to condensed targets where fundamental physics questions related to the coherent response during light-matter interaction still remain unanswered. In order to answer them, we need a probe capable to interview the sample with sub-femtosecond time resolution. Attosecond extreme-ultraviolet pulses represent the perfect tool to reach this goal. During this thesis the Student will perform attosecond pump-probe experiments on bulk solid samples in order to investigate electron dynamics with unprecedented time resolution.
PhD THESIS
The PhD thesis will be hosted by Politecnico di Milano. They typically last for 3 years with possible starting in November, February and May. Applications need to be submitted enough in advance (typically a bit more than two months). The positions currently opened are:
Attosecond dynamics in solids: from bulk to advanced 2D materials
Attosecond spectroscopy of solids is still in its infancy and its application to advanced materials is far from being trivial. Within this PhD thesis the Candidate will have to extend the known approaches to unconventional materials combining different pump-probe techniques with static measurements at synchrotron facilities. The main goal is to study exciton dynamics in 2D materials like transition-metal dichalcogenides. The candidate will also take part in the construction of the new polarization-invariant attosecond beamline.
Circularly polarized attosecond pulses
The possibility to generate extreme-ultraviolet pulses with circular polarization and sub-fs time duration is at the frontier of Attosecond Science, enabling important and unprecedented applications. In the framework of this PhD work, the Candidate will have to investigate and implement different generation schemes for attosecond pulses of arbitrary polarization. After this, the candidate will employ these pulses to study ultrafast magnetic properties in solids where the underling physical mechanisms are poorly understood.
Post-Docs positions
As any ERC project, the experiments at the heart of AuDACE are ambitious, hence we are always looking for people with experience, vision and motivation. Embedded in a stimulating environment, AuDACE and the Attosecond Research Center offer unique possibilities to early career researchers who have the drive to accept the challenge and prove themselves.
For applications, please contact:
Dr. Matteo Lucchini
matteo.lucchini@polimi.it
+39 02 2399 6591