“Matter in Action with UlTRafast OptIcal and X-ray Lasers”

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The main objective of the MATRIX-CM consortium "Matter in Action with Optical and Xray Lasers" is the development and implementation of advanced ultrafast, optical and Xray free electron laser methodologies and technologies, both in the participating groups in the Community of Madrid, and in large European and international facilities, which participate as associated entities, with which very close links are maintained to date, giving the consortium a European and international dimension, which will place the Community of Madrid in a relevant position in the Science and Technology of Ultrafast Lasers at an international level. The economic investment at European and international level in ultrafast laser science and technology by national and European research agencies is impressive and it is the right time for the Community of Madrid to support research in this area, taking advantage of the existing critical mass in Madrid institutions. The targets are classified according to the time scales on which the time-resolved dynamics of matter (gases, liquids and solids) occur, from attoseconds (10-18 seconds), femtoseconds (10-15 seconds) and picoseconds (10-12 seconds), to nanoseconds, microseconds and milliseconds, time scales ranging from real-time electron dynamics in atoms and molecules, nuclear dynamics in molecules and coupled electron-nucleus dynamics, to dynamics in macromolecules, proteins and nanoparticles, and in conductor or semiconductor solids. The consortium, which is represented by a set of ‘laser’ groups with common interests in the field of lasers in the Community of Madrid and with a proven critical mass, will collaborate closely in the development of cutting-edge laser methodologies, with a set of internationally recognized researchers, including three (female) emerging researchers, and existing laser equipment in various institutions in Madrid, for the development and applications in ultrafast science and technology in the optical and X-ray ranges, with which to develop time-resolved dynamical studies in the three states of aggregation of matter.

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Reference: TEC-2024/TEC-85

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Participating Institutions: UCM, IMDEA, UAM, CSIC
 

Start and End dates: 01/01/2025 - 31/12/2029
 

PI: Lius Bañares (UCM)
 

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