Descrizione del progetto
La tecnologia di spettroscopia ottimizzata offre un modo per sondare il movimento degli elettroni in attoscala
La scienza degli attosecondi offre una visione della dinamica quantistica degli elettroni negli atomi, nelle molecole e nei solidi con una risoluzione temporale senza precedenti. L’analisi della radiazione armonica ultravioletta estrema generata quando una molecola viene colpita da intensi impulsi laser a femtosecondi consente di studiare il movimento degli elettroni in attosecondi. Il progetto FESTA, finanziato dall’UE, prevede di sviluppare uno spettrometro ultravioletto estremo compatto, versatile e facile da usare, che supererà i limiti dei sistemi disponibili in commercio. L’obiettivo generale è portare la tecnologia al livello 6 di maturità tecnologica.
Obiettivo
Attosecond science studies the motion of electrons on atomic and molecular scale, which typically occurs on the timescale of attoseconds (1 as = 10^-18 s). This motion is at the basis of all fundamental processes occurring in Chemistry, Material Science and Biology, and its understanding enables innovation in all these scientific fields. The access to electronic motion on the timescale of attoseconds is based on the analysis of extreme ultra-violet (EUV) harmonic radiation generated when a molecule is hit by an intense femtosecond (1 fs = 10^-15 s) laser pulse. However, despite its huge potential, the full exploitation of this approach is currently hindered by limitations in the commercially available EUV spectrometers and it is restricted to a few very specialized users who are able to build their own instruments.
By exploiting the innovative technical methods developed during UDynI ERC, we want to realize a compact, versatile, and user-friendly EUV spectrometer, which overcomes these limitations. In this way, we will grant access to attosecond science to a wider range of stakeholders in fields with high impact on the society, such as Health (e.g. drug discovery), Environment (e.g. understanding atmospheric photoinduced pollution, finding more effective chemical and catalytic processes) and Technology (e.g. study of high temperature superconductors and ultrafast switching in magnetic materials).
The objective of the FESTA PoC Project is the development of a EUV detection system prototype (TRL6), the identification of a proper IPR exploitation strategy and the definition of the most suitable business model for the commercialization of the FESTA platform.
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ERC-POC - Proof of Concept GrantIstituzione ospitante
00185 Roma
Italia