CFEL-DESY Theory Division
The CFEL-DESY Theory Division develops theoretical and computational tools to predict the behavior of matter exposed to intense electromagnetic radiation. We employ quantum-mechanical and classical techniques to study ultrafast processes that take place on time scales ranging from picoseconds (10-12 s) to attoseconds (10-18 s). Our research interests include the dynamics of excited many-electron systems; the motion of atoms during chemical reactions; and x-ray radiation damage in matter.
Research Highlights
Observation of the fastest chemical processes in the radiolysis of water
10 January 2020
How molecular footballs burst in an X-ray laser beam
24 September 2019
"Quantum boiling” reveals relativity in atoms
10 October 2018
X-ray pulses create “molecular black hole”
01 June 2017
Researchers unravel dynamics of electron clouds
06 February 2017
Molecular dynamics made visible through mathematics
27 April 2016
First X-ray laser simulation suite explores single-particle imaging
25 April 2016
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