Subatomic physics group
Department of Fundamental & Theoretical Physics


Coherent control of quantum-mechanical systems
The project studies possibility of the coherent control (i.e. manipulating properties of a quantum system, such as charge density, levels populations, etc., using a suitably tailored laser pulse) for a quantum mechanical model of a molecule.


Quantum drivers to nuclear fission
Large scale quantum many body simulations are performed to study the quantum shell effects that determine the final properties of the nuclear fission fragments.


Atomic ionization in super-strong laser fields
Using methods of quantum many-body theory to describe elementary processes in atoms and molecules interacting with strong electromagnetic fields.


Attosecond time-resolved atomic reactions
We apply the most advanced quantum-mechanical modeling to resolve electron motion in atoms and molecules on the atto-second (one quintillionth of a second) time scale. Our theoretical modeling, based on a rigorous, quantitative description of correlated electron dynamics, provides insight into new physics taking place on the atomic time scale.


Effect of nuclear structure on dark matter-nucleus interactions
We investigate the impact of nuclear structure on the interaction of a dark matter particle with a nucleus.
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