News
Overview of all news from the Controlled Molecule Imaging Group
Physics in the real world – relationship podcasts on atoms and quanta
27 October 2020
Jochen was guest in two podcasts on scientific basics in a podcast-series on scientific 'advise' for relationships, which are now going online.
Doctoral promotion Joss Wiese
11 September 2020
Joss Wiese successfully defended his doctoral thesis entitled “Strong-field photoelectron imaging of complex molecules” with distinction on Friday 11. September 2020.
Electrons’ ballet in real time
21 May 2020
Scientists take important step towards quantum molecular movies
Top 50 Nature Communications physics articles of 2019
12 March 2020
We are delighted that our article "Molecular movie of ultrafast coherent rotational dynamics of OCS" was among the 50 most read articles in Nature Communications in the category Physics in 2019.
Article on x-ray diffractive imaging of controlled gas-phase molecules reveals the molecular structure of 2,5-diiodothiophene – featured in Scilight and selected as Editor's Choice
28 February 2020
Structure determines function. This simple statement is the key motivation behind diffraction experiments of small molecules, viruses or bacteria, which are performed in order to understand their function. Featured as Editor's Choice and highlighted in an AIP Scilight.
Doctoral promotion Linda Thesing
21 February 2020
Linda Thesing successfully defended her doctoral thesis entitled “Alignment and Orientation of Complex Molecules” on Friday 21. February 2020. The disputation took place at the Center for Free-electron Laser Science in Hamburg.
Strong CMI coverage in DESY research magazine FEMTO
03 February 2020
The FEMTO research magazine covers a wide variety of topics about research on DESY campus. The spectrum ranges from the origins of the universe and the hidden dimensions of the quantum world to live recordings of atoms and molecules in new materials and biological systems.
Our article was selected as 2019 Editor's Choice Article
31 January 2020
Our article "Atomic-resolution imaging of carbonyl sulfide by laser-induced electron diffraction" was selected as 2019 Editor's Choice Article by the Journal of Chemical Physics. In addition, our collaborator Arnaud Rouzée was awarded the 2020 Editor's Choice award for this joint research work.
HELIOS: Helmholtz Association and City of Hamburg support German-Swedish graduate school
15 January 2020
The new “Helmholtz-Lund International Graduate School” (HELIOS) is intended to create educational opportunities for doctoral students in Hamburg and Lund to prepare them for a new age in the study of matter on different time and length scales.