Research
- Laser-Cluster Interactions at short wavelengths (X-rays)
Here is a movie of an Xenon cluster in a 13nm ultra- Intense/Short pulse where the electrons are in white and the ions range from blue for neutral and become increasingly red as they ionize. Compare that with a movie of an ultra- Intense/Short IR pulse which moves the electrons of the cluster to ionize. Other interesting things happen when the cluster is heterogeneous as in this movie.
![100nm laser pulse interacting with a Xenon cluster](pdf/sm_cluster100nm_short.gif)
- High Harmonic generation in clusters
- Nanomachining with IR beyond the diffraction limit
- Dynamical basis for drug resistance in Hepatitis C virus (catalytic triad movie) (protease with the drug movie)
![HCV NS3 protease HCV NS3 protease](img/sketch_short.gif)
Courses Regularly Taught
- Intermediate Mechanics: Phys 321
- University Physics I: Phys 151
- University Physics I Lab: Phys 151L
- Conceptual Physics: Phys 111
- Conceptual Physics Lab: Phys 112
- Principles of Quantum Mechanics: Phys 416
Schedule
This page: http://www.siue.edu/~eackad
Written by: Edward Ackad (eackad@siue.edu)
Based on Roger Hill's page
Revised: 2017 Jun 12