Laser Electrospray Mass Spectrometry

Non-resonant femtosecond laser desorption of biomolecules for mass analysis.

• Rachel Parise, Ning Ding, Dilini Dassanayake

Coherent Control of Molecules using Strong Field Lasers

Manipulating molecular rotation, vibration, and fragmentation using strong laser fields and shaped laser pulses.

• Yu Wang, Colin Fitzpatrick, Dmitri Romanov

Dynamics of Femtosecond Laser Filamentation and Interaction with the Environment

Laser filamentation generates low-density plasma channels and strongly modifies a laser pulse as it propagates, generating white-light and producing optical pulses as short as a few femtoseconds in duration.

• Dmitri Romanov, Colin Fitzpatrick