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Quantum Dynamics & Control

Division Prof. Dr. Thomas Pfeifer

Measurement and Inter-/Back-/Re-/Action at the Origin of Motion

"Where motion comes to life”

Motion plays a pivotal role in life, the universe, and everything.

  • Why do things start to move?
  • How fast are the smallest movements?
  • When does quantum motion turn classically visible?
  • In what way can we steer movements?
  • What is time?

In our division's → research we use “fast” bright light and multi-dimensional measurement techniques to illuminate these and further questions evolving around the dynamical quantum world.

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Soft X-ray Hanle effect for lifetime determination in highly charged ions

For the first time, the Hanle effect was detected in the soft X-ray regime for helium-like nitrogen ions. This opens up a new method for lifetime…

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ERC Starting Grant for Vera Schäfer

In the latest call for proposals from the European Research Council (ERC), Dr. Vera Schäfer has been awarded one of the prestigious ERC Starting…

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Ultrafast steering of quantum-entangled electrons

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics in Heidelberg have succeeded in selectively manipulating the motion of the electron pair…

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