The PULSE Institute (PULSE) is an independent laboratory of
Stanford University
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, founded in 2005 for the purpose of advancing research in ultrafast science, with particular emphasis on research using the
Linac Coherent Light Source at the
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, originally named the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center,
is a Federally funded research and development centers, federally funded research and development center in Menlo Park, California, Menlo Park, Ca ...
. Recent research programs include
Terahertz radiation
Terahertz radiation – also known as submillimeter radiation, terahertz waves, tremendously high frequency
(THF), T-rays, T-waves, T-light, T-lux or THz – consists of electromagnetic waves within the International Telecommunicat ...
(sometimes called T-rays) ultrafast studies and attosecond pulse studies. It is housed in the Central Laboratory on the grounds of SLAC, and also utilizes some laboratory space on the main Stanford campus nearby.
Philip H. Bucksbaum
Philip H. Bucksbaum (born January 14, 1953, in Grinnell, Iowa) is an American atomic physicist, the Marguerite Blake Wilbur Professor in Natural Science in the Departments of Physics, Applied Physics, and Photon Science at Stanford University ...
was named as the first director of PULSE. In 2019
David A. Reis became the PULSE director.
See also
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SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, originally named the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center,
is a Federally funded research and development centers, federally funded research and development center in Menlo Park, California, Menlo Park, Ca ...
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Stanford University Research Centers and Institutes
References
External links
Official PULSE Institute HomepageSLAC HomepageResearch publications from the PULSE Institute
Laboratories in California
PULSE
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University and college laboratories in the United States
Research institutes in the San Francisco Bay Area
Research institutes established in 2005
2005 establishments in California
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