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Max Born Institute Division A

Attosecond Physics

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Max Born Institute Division B

Transient Electronic Structure and Nanoscience

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Max Born Institute Division C

Precision Physics

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Max Born Institute Theory Department

Attosecond, Condensed Matter and Strong Field Theory, Theoretical Optics & Photonics, Biomolecular Dynamics

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Max Born

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The Max Born Hall

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News and Highlights

Sketch of the experimental scheme.

Observing laser induced shape changes of C60 by time resolved X-ray imaging

Observing nanoscale dynamics with soft X-rays

Graphic: Electron FROG apparatus

Characterisation of few-cycle pulses tunable across the vacuum ultraviolet

MBI conducts basic research in the field of nonlinear optics and ultrafast dynamics in the interaction of matter with laser light and pursues applications that emerge from this research. It develops and utilizes ultrashort and ultrafast lasers and laser-based short-pulse light sources in a wide spectral range in conjunction with nonlinear spectroscopy methods. The combined use of lasers with x-ray pulses from free electron lasers and synchrotrons complements this scientific program. With its research, MBI fulfills a nationwide mission and is an integral part of the international science community. It offers its facilities and its scientific know-how also to external researchers within the framework of an active guest programme. MBI is involved in various cooperative research projects with universities, other research institutions and industrial partners.
Mission MBI
Why photons? A psychoanalytic portrait of a scientist as a mature man
Humboldt University, Dept. of Physics, Lise-Meitner-Haus, Christian Gerthsen Lecture Hall (Room 1.201), Newtonstraße 15, Berlin-Adlershof | Events, MBI Colloquium
Prof. Maciej Lewenstein
Joint Colloquium MBI and Humboldt University
21
January 2026
Wednesday
13:30

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