Faculty of Physics
Faculty of Physics
Prof. Ehud Behar
Research field: Experimental and Observational High Energy Astrophysics. Our group both develops instruments for
space and uses space observatories. We research cosmic sources of X-rays and gamma-rays. Through observations of these sources, we study the violent universe, for example, the environment around black holes, and stellar
explosions.
Research project:
Student projects will include laboratory measurements with our own developed gamma-ray burst detector, or data analysis of space telescopes such as XRISM, XMM-Newton, and Chandra.
Directional measurements of gamma-ray bursts
Ultra-fast Black Hole Winds
Supernova archeology of rare elements
Background requirements: Students who have completed at least 2 years majoring in physics or electrical engineering. Other students with exceptional skills in electronics or programming thereof will also be considered.
https://phys.technion.ac.il/en/people/faculty/person/58
Dr. Michael Krueger
Research field: I am interested in attosecond electron dynamics in atoms, molecules, solids, and nanostructures (1 attosecond = 10-18s). In order to study these dynamics, my lab is developing new microscopy approaches with unprecedented spatial and temporal resolution. We use attosecond light pulses for this purpose, which we generate through a process called high-harmonic generation – see the Nobel Prize in Physics 2023. Together with other colleagues at the Technion, we recently discovered that high-harmonic generation can create light with interesting quantum properties – for example, squeezing and entanglement.
Research project: High-harmonic generation in solid-state materials is an amazing tool to find out more about the attosecond electron dynamics inside these materials. You will build an experimental setup to observe high-harmonic generation in a solid crystal and perform spectroscopic measurements. In the final step, you will characterize the quantum properties of the generated light, which is still an open research question.
Requirements: Applicants should have completed the following courses: optics, quantum mechanics, and solid-state physics (or condensed-matter physics), and have enthusiasm for lab work with cutting-edge lasers.
https://phsites.technion.ac.il/attonano/
