Theoretical Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

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As theoretical AMO physicists, we are interested in the physics of electronic, atomic, and molecular scattering processes in neutral as well as in laser-assisted environments. We use a range of computational approaches from solving time-independent Schrödinger equation to solving classical Hamiltonians to obtain analytical or numerical solutions.

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List of Our Recent Research Topics

Positronium Collisions with Ions, Atoms, and Molecules

Positronium (Ps) is a bound state of an electron and a positron. Ps scattering from atoms and molecules has interesting similarities to that of electron scattering from atoms and molecules....Read more

Laser-Assisted Electron-Ion Processes

In the semiclassical limit, we study various electron-ion processes in the presence of a laser field. Interesting phenomena such as Coulomb focusing and chaotic scattering...Read more

Dissociative Electron Attachment

Dissociative electron attachment or DEA has many practical applications in medicine, industry, and astrophysics. In DEA, a low-energy electron can break up a large molecule via a resonant attachment process...Read more

Semiclassical Methods in AMO Physics

A combination of classical and quantum ideas is the best way to comprehend and answer many problems in quantum mechanics. Not only semiclassical methods...Read more