Team Quantumplasma
Our research focuses on the investigation of the interplay between strong-field QED processes and the collective plasma dynamics in extremely intense laser-matter interaction. This includes: classical and quantum radiation reaction effects, modeling of strong-field QED processes beyond the locally-constant-field approximation, the generation of intense collimated gamma-ray flashes and of dense high-energy spin-polarized particle beams, QED cascades with the transformation of electromagnetic energy into matter, laboratory astrophysics in extreme conditions and the development of efficient quantum-plasma codes.
People

- Matteo Tamburini (Team leader)
- Samuele Montefiori (Ph.D. student)
- Michael Quin (Ph.D. student)
Completed thesis and former team members
Apr. 2021 | Congratulations to Bastian Brunner for successfully defending his Bachelor thesis on "Electron Dynamics Controlled via Radiation Reaction". |
Feb. 2021 | Congratulations to Maitreyi Sangal for successfully defending her Ph.D. thesis on "The interaction of Light with Matter and Light with Light". |
Nov. 2020 | Congratulations to Archana Sampath for successfully defending her Ph.D. thesis on "Strong-field QED and collisional effects in electron beam-plasma interaction". |
Oct. 2020 | Congratulations to Michael Quin for successfully defending his Master thesis (fast track) on "Coherence Effects and Spin Polarisation of Electrons in Electromagnetic Fields". |