Recent developments of ultrashort intense light sources operating in the XUV and X-ray spectral regions promise to revolutionize chemistry, as they will give access to dynamical processes occurring in the attosecond time scale (1 asec = 10-18 s), the natural time scale for electronic motion in atoms and molecules. Thus, such light sources will allow to address new fundamental questions about the role and possible control of electron dynamics in chemical reactivity, to investigate photoinduced charge migration in relevant molecular systems, and to image, with asec resolution, fast structural changes in molecules during proton transfer, isomerization, or motion through conical intersections. Large-scale facilities are currently being developed all over Europe for this purpose (ELI-ALPS, EuXFEL, FERMI, SwissFEL, etc), accompanied by an increasing demand of accurate theoretical support for an optimal use of these resources.

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The AttoChem network will coordinate experimental and theoretical efforts to exploit the large potential of attosecond techniques in chemistry, with the aim of designing new strategies for the control of charge migration in molecules by directly acting on the attosecond time scale. This ability will be used to selectively break and form chemical bonds, thus opening new avenues for the control of chemical reactions. The results of the Action are expected to have a significant impact in several areas of chemistry, such as photovoltaics, radiation damage, catalysis, photochemistry, or structural determination. AttoChem will also act as a liaison with the relevant stakeholders to bridge the gap to industrial applications.

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AttoChem Day at Quantum Battles in Atttoscience

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Training school on new computational methods for attosecond molecular processes

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  • On 11 July 2023

Deadline for submitting papers for the Attosecond Chemistry VSI in JPC A has been extended

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The Power of COST STSMs in Enhancing Research Collaborations

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  • On 2 June 2023

4th Annual Workshop – Registration and abstract deadline extension

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  • On 26 May 2023

Congratulations to new ERC AdG in the Action field

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  • On 25 April 2023

The Frontiers of Attosecond and Ultrafast X-ray Science

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Experimentalists, theoreticians and engineers welcome to join this multidisciplinary network in the emerging field of Attosecond Science.

AttoChem Activitites

Next activities:
Theoretical School, 29/05-02/06/2023
Quantum Battles, 30/06/2023
2nd YSS, Vienna (AT), 13-15/09/2023
Annual Workshop (HU), 18-20/09/2023

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International Cooperation

AttoChem has joined the Extreme Light in Intensity, Time, and Space (X-lites) collaboration initiative. Keep posted with its Flyer | Newsletter | Slack Channel.

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New attosecond techniques for the control of electron dynamics in molecules.

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Computational tools for the description of attosecond electron and nuclear dynamics.

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Attosecond imaging and control of charge migration and chemical reactivity.

AttoChem Events

september 2023

13sepAll Day15AttoChem YSS 2023AttoChem Young Scientist Symposium 2023

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september 2023

27augAll Day03sepMWM Summer SchoolModern Wavefunction Methods in Electronic Structure Theory

11sepAll Day13WavemiX Workshop 20233rd WavemiX workshop

october 2023

04oct10:0011:30X-lites Technology Talkby Prof. Franz X. Kärtner