Quantum Dynamics of Matter

The study of dynamic interactions of atomic particles and photons with matter is one of the frontier topics of quantum physics, of interest both in basic science and in the development of many of the modern technologies, such as molecular electronics, opto-electronics and nanotechnology. Within this vast field, the work of the group of Quantum Dynamics in Matter covers different lines of research, ranging from the interaction of charged particles – ions, atoms, electrons – with matter, to processes that occur in grazing collisions with surfaces and ionization of gases and solids by ultrashort laser pulses (of the order of attoseconds).