Dia 23 de outubro 
14h30
Marta Fajardo|IST, UTL, Lisboa
Quantum mechanics not only revolutionized our understanding of atoms and light but also laid the foundation for transformative technologies. Today, ultrafast lasers and coherent X-ray sources allow us to explore matter on unprecedented spatial and temporal scales. By playing with the fundamental duality between time and frequency, we have learned to compress light in time — producing the shortest pulses ever created on Earth, lasting mere attoseconds. These extreme pulses act as strobe lights to capture electron dynamics in atoms, molecules, and plasmas, opening new windows into ultrafast quantum processes. In this talk, we will explore how quantum principles such as coherence, interference, and statistical properties of light are harnessed in cutting-edge experiments using laser-generated plasmas, advanced imaging, and structured light control. We will also highlight how these quantum-based technologies are driving innovation in diagnostics and applications across fundamental physics, materials science, and even medicine.
Email de contacto:
geral@casadasciencias.org