About MBI

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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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Education & Training at MBI

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The Max Born Hall

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News and Highlights

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Water Window in the Laboratory: Soft X-ray Imaging with Nanometer Depth Resolution Using High…

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

Observing nanoscale dynamics with soft X-rays

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
Ultrafast nano-optics
Max Born Hall | Events, MBI Colloquium
Prof. Dr. Péter Dombi
In the realm of ultrafast science, a new field of research has emerged involving the study of strong-field interactions in solid-state nanostructures and dielectric media [1]. By using nanostructures, specifically those made out of metals, external electromagnetic fields can be localized on length…
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