The PULSE Institute (PULSE) is an independent laboratory of
Stanford University
Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is consider ...
, founded in 2005 for the purpose of advancing research in ultrafast science, with particular emphasis on research using the
Linac Coherent Light Source
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, originally named the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center,
is a United States Department of Energy National Laboratory operated by Stanford University under the programmatic direction of the U.S. Departme ...
at the
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, originally named the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center,
is a United States Department of Energy National Laboratory operated by Stanford University under the programmatic direction of the U.S. Departme ...
. 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 ITU-designated band of freq ...
(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 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 United States Department of Energy National Laboratory operated by Stanford University under the programmatic direction of the U.S. Departme ...
*
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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