Creating Light Where There is Darkness
Vast regions of the spectrum are dark where useful lasers are concerned. From medical research x-ray lasers to megawatt defense lasers... we want to enable such future light sources via Free Electron Laser (FEL) technology by engineering and demonstrating highly efficient, robust, long-lived photocathodes.
Einstein Started It
Albert Einstein won his 1921 Nobel Prize for explaining the photoelectric effect using quantization of light energy, but there is still much yet to explain. Although we know electrons are liberated from their atomic bondage by the photons shining on them, we are just beginning to unravel the fine details of how they are liberated--the first steps toward a predictive theory for the next generation of photocathodes.
Laboratory for Photocathode Research
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Faculty
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Undergraduate/HS Students
Zhigang Pan
Jessica Leung
Alumni
Graduate Students
Dr. Nathan A. Moody
Matthew J. Virgo
Undergraduate Students
Anne M. Balter
Christopher Dunay
High School Students
Noah Sennett
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The Laboratory for Photocathode Research at the University of Maryland is generously funded by the Joint Technology Office and the Office of Naval Research.
Laboratory for Photocathode Research
IREAP
Bldg. 223 Paint Branch Dr.
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
