Description

The central goal of this project is a detailed understanding and control of the extreme forces of, among and within atomic nuclei. The nonlinear dynamics of nuclear quantum systems is investigated in three settings of relevance to the CRC. First, the extreme forces between nucleus and electron are investigated in highly charged ions and exploited for accurate tests of QED. Second, the complex many-body quantum dynamics of ensembles of nuclei induced by super-intense x-ray laser sources is studied. The final part revolves around the interaction of nuclei with coherent gamma-ray laser pulses and possible fragmentation.