Fluctuations in few-electron pulses between the quantum limit and space-charge regime (A04)

• Subject Area: Optics, Quantum Optics and Physics of Atoms, Molecules and Plasmas ; Nuclear and Elementary Particle Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Relativity, Fields
• Term: since 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 425217212

Electron beams are central to a wide range of research and technology, but electrons repel themselves by Coulomb forces, and beams are, therefore, never as bright and coherent as desirable. Here, we aim to develop a profound understanding of the statistical interactions between tuples of single electrons with femtosecond and attosecond time resolution in order to track down the macroscopic fluctuations of electron beams to their fundamental quantum-mechanical and electrodynamic origins.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1432: Fluctuations and Nonlinearities in Classical and Quantum Matter beyond Equilibrium
• Applicant Institution: Universität Konstanz
• Project Head: Professor Dr. Peter Baum