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Hamed MERDJI

Laboratoire Interactions, Dynamiques et Lasers

Attophysique

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Fonction

Head of the Ultrafast Nanophotonics team.

Lead the new infrastructure “NanoLight” dedicated to novel high harmonic generation, nanoplasmonics and ultrafast nanoscale imaging using high rep/rate femtosecond mid-infrared (1- 4µm) lasers. Other applications of the lab will focus on attosecond science in 2D, 3D semicondutors, dielectrics and petahertz electronics.

Projects

  • Nanolight (2016-2019) – New Lab facilty – A mid-infrared laser platform for soft X-ray harmonic generation and societal applications
  • ANR-DFG (CEA/Hanover) (2014 -2018): IPEX “Ultrafast Lensless imaging with plasmonic enhanced XUV generation”.
  • HELLIX (ANR) 2016-2019 – High Repetition Rate for Lensless Imaging in the XUV – Collaborations; Amplitude Systemes (Bordeaux), Institut d’Optique (Palaiseau)
  • SWIM –RAPID project (France) project 2017-2020 – High harmonic generation in 2D and 3D semiconductors using few optical cycles mid-infrared lasers. Collaboration NOVAE Laser, Imagine Optic
  • VOXEL (FET Open H2020) : 2015 -2019 Volumetric medical X-ray imaging at extremely low dose. Collaboration IST (Lisbonne, Portugal), UPM (Madrid, Espagne), ELETTRA (Trieste, Italie), CWI (The Nederlands), LOA (Palaiseau), Imagine Optic (Orsay).
  • ANR PNANO: “NANO-Imagine”. 12/2013 => 09/2017

“Lensless Nanoscale Diffractive Imaging using high order harmonic generation »

CEA/LOA/Imagine Optics

  • PALM- Plasmon-X . High Harmonic generation assisted by nanoplasmonic fields

CEA Saclay/CSNSM Orsay.

  • STINT French-Sweden project (11/2014 -11/2018): Nanoplasma dynamics on femtosecond timescales. Uppsala University/CEA.
  • DIM NANO-K : “NANOSCOPIX”. 10/2013 => 09=>2016
  • Nanoscale X-ray microscopy: from 2D to 3D images – CEA Saclay/CSNMS Orsay.
  • C’Nano High PlasmonX: 06/2015 => 05/2018 – High harmonic in crystal assisted by plasmonic field amplification. Partners: CSNSM, Orsay
  • X-Motion project . 01/2011 => 12/2014. “Exploring nanoscale motion and molecular alignment using ultrafast coherent diffraction”. Partners: Stanford/Berkeley/Hamburg
  • RTRA : « Stereo-Images ». 08/2013 => 07/2014. « Imagerie Nanométrique stéréo par diffraction cohérente ». CEA Saclay/CSNSM Orsay.
  • RTRA : PiC-Eau. 12/2103 => 12/2014. « Picosecond acoustic /high harmonic probe of water paradox » CEA/LOA/SOLEIL.
  • FEMTO-X-MAG: 06/2009 – 06/2012 « Ultrafast Nanoscale femtomagnetism” LOA (P. Zeitoun), CPMR (Jan Luning)
  • Project « X-NANO » -07/2009 – 07/2011 : Programme C’NANO “Femtosecond nanoscale imaging”
  • Projet RTRA “COX” 04/2009 – 04/2011 “Pushing the limits of COherent X- ray and XUV Imaging ” CEA Saclay/SOLEIL/LOA
  • Projet ANR « I-NanoX » 09/2009 -09/2012 “Femtosecond Nanoscale Imaging using coherent X-Ray Imaging” CEA Saclay
  • UCXI Project : 2009 /2011: U-CXI. Holography with ectended references Ultrafast Coherent X-Ray Imaging. Collaborations : Rochester University : M. Guizar Sicairos, J. Fienup.
  • SPICIX Project : 2008/2009 “Single nano-Paricule Imaging with Coherent Insense soft X-Rays” (SPICIX). Collaborations : J. Hajdu, Uppsala, Sueden and Phil Buckbaum, Standford, USA.
  • X-MIAM Project : 2007/2008 “X-ray Multiple Ionization of impulsively Aligned Molecules” (X-MIAM) Collaborations : Steve Leone, BERKLEY
  • BERKELEY-France Fund grant : 2007/2008 : Collaboration Dr. A. Belkacem, LBL, Berkeley, USA
  • TUIXS project – 2005/2008 – New Emerging Science and Technology – “Ultrafast nanoscale imging with high order harmonic generation and applications” – Collaborations, Uppsala, Lund, LOA, GOLP/IST

PhD supervision

Sven Flölich (2018-2021) – “Attosecond control and petahertz optoelectronics in high harmonic generation in semiconductors”

Shatha Kaassamani (2017 – 2020) – High harmonic generation in 2D and 3D semiconductors”

Ramona Corman (2017 – 2020) – “Table-top lensless imaging applications in biology”

Michele Natile (2016 – 2019) – “Pulse compression and CEP stabilization of Ytterbiume fiber laser: application to high harmonic generation”

Joana Duarte (2016-2020) – “Novel computational and experimental methods 2D and 3D soft X-ray lensless imaging”

Julius Huijts (2015-2019) – “Attosecond lenless imaging”

Dominik Franz (2014 -2018) « High order harmonic generation in semiconductor assisted by field amplification.

Rémy Cassin (2014-2017) « Ultrafast lensless imaging and applications »

Julien Samaan (2013- 2016) « Prototyping a lenless microscope »

Aura Gonzales ( 2011-2014) « Imagerie ultra-rapide mouvements nanométriques ».

Fan Wang, (2010-2014) « Imagerie nanométrique par diffraction cohérente : principes et applications».

Xunyou Ge ((2009 – 2012)« Imagerie nanométrique par diffraction cohérente : principes et applications».

David Gauthier, 2008 – 2011): « Application de la génération d’harmoniques à l’imagerie par diffraction cohérente ». 100% d’encadrement

Marco De Grazia, 25% (2004 – 2007) :. « Application de la génération d’harmoniques d’ordre élevé à l’ablation et à la luminescence ».

Willem Boutu, 25%. (2004 – 2007) : « Caractérisation et application d'impulsions attosecondes ».

Yann Mairesse, 25%.( 2002 – 2005): « Caractérisation et application d'impulsions attosecondes ».

Milutin Kovacev, 25% . (2000 – 2003) : « Rayonnement harmonique d’ordre élevé : impulsions attosecondes et applications de la cohérence ».

CV

1995: Research Assistant, Max Planck Institut für Quantenoptik, Garching,

Germany. Prof. Klaus Eidmann.

1998 : PhD in Physics. Ecole Polytechnique/Paris Saclay. LULI Laboratory,

Since 1998 : Researcher , CEA Saclay, High Harmonic generation in gases and crystal. Attosecond Physics. Coherent diffractive Imaging. Ultrafast nanoplasmonics.

2007-2012 : Visiting Physicist – Pulse Institute for Ultrafast Energy Science, SLAC/Stanford University, USA. Host: Prof. Phil Bucksbaum

Publications

109. Impact of Plasmon-Induced Atoms Migration in Harmonic Generation. Shi, L., Nicolas, R., Andrade, J. R. C., Boutu, W., Franz, D., Heidenblut, T., Reinhardt, C., Morgner, U., Merdji, H., Kovačev, M., ACS Photonics 5, 1208 (2018).

108. Resonant-Plasmon-Assisted Subwavelength Ablation by a Femtosecond Oscillator. Shi, L., Iwan, B., Ripault, Q., Andrade, J. R. C., Han, S., Kim, H., Boutu, W., Franz, D., Nicolas, R., Heidenblut, T., Reinhardt, C., Bastiaens, B., Nagy, T., Babuskin, I., Morgner, U., Kim, S.-W., Steinmeyer, G., Merdji, H., Kovačev, M., Phys. Rev. Applied 9, 024001 (2018).

107. Tracking the ultrafast XUV optical properties of x-ray free-electron-laser heated matter with high-order harmonics. Williams, G. O., Künzel, S., Daboussi, S., Iwan, B., Gonzalez, A. I.,Boutu, W., Hilbert, V., Zastrau, U., Lee, H. J., Nagler, B., Granados, E., Galtier, E., Heimann, P., Barbrel, B., Dovillaire, G., Lee, R. W., Dunn, J., Recoules, V., Blancard, C., Renaudin, P., de la Varga, A. G., Velarde, P., Audebert, P., Merdji, H., Zeitoun, P., Fajardo, M., Phys. Rev. A 97, 023414 (2018).

106. Investigating the origin of third harmonic generation from diabolo optical antennas

By: Shi, Liping; Andrade, Jose R. C.; Kim, Hyunwoong; et al.

APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS Volume: 111 Issue: 17 Article Number: 173102 Published: OCT 23 2017

105. Self-optimization of plasmonic nanoantennas in strong femtosecond fields

By: Shi, Liping; Iwan, Bianca; Nicolas, Rana; et al.

OPTICA Volume: 4 Issue: 9 Pages: 1038-1043 Published: SEP 20 2017

104. Nano-plasmonic near field phase matching of attosecond pulses

By: Shaaran, Tahir; Nicolas, Rana; Iwan, Bianca; et al.

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS Volume: 7 Article Number: 6356 Published: JUL 25 2017

103. « Impact of noise in holography with extended references in the low signal regime”

Boutu, W., Gauthier, D., Ge, X., Cassin, R., Ducousso, M., Gonzalez, A., Iwan, B., Samaan, J., Wang, F., Kovačev, M. and Merdji, H., Optics Express 24, 6318 (2016)

102. Fourier transform holography with high harmonic spectra for attosecond imaging applications

Gareth O. Williams, A. I. Gonzalez, S. Kunzel, L. Li, M. Lozano, E. Oliva,

B. Iwan, S. Daboussi, W. Boutu, H. Merdji, M. Fajardo, and Ph. Zeitoun

OPTICS LETTERS Volume: 40 Issue: 13 Pages: 3205-3208 (2015)

101. Spectral-phase interferometry for direct electric field reconstrcution applied to seed extreme-ultraviolet free electron lasers

Optics Express 23, (14), 17665 (2015)

100. Shot to shot intensity and wavefront stability of high harmonic generatipn

Applied Optics 54, 4745 (2015)

99. Spatial quality Improvement of a Ti :Sapphire laser beam by modal filtering

Applied Physics B- Laser and Optics, 118, 47-60 (2015)

98. Single shot studies of a Co/Pd thin film’s magnetic domain structures using ultrafast scattering

Laser Physics 24, issue 2, 025301 (2014)

97. Impact Of Wave Front And Coherence Optimization In Coherent Diffractive Imaging

By: Ge, X.; Boutu, W.; Gauthier, D.; et al. Optics Express Volume: 21 Issue: 9 Pages: 11441-11447 Published: May 6 2013

96. Sub-100 Nanometer Lensless Probing Of Co/Pd Magnetic Nanodomains Using A Table-Top Femtosecond Soft X-Ray Harmonic Source. Ge, X.; Ducousso, M.; Boutu, W.; et al. Journal Of Modern Optics Volume: 60 Issue: 17 Pages: 1475-1483 Published: Oct 7 2013

95. Microfocusing Of The Fermi@Elettra Fel Beam With A K-B Active Optics System: Spot Size Predictions By Application Of The Wise Code. Raimondi, L.; Svetina, C.; Mahne, N.; et al.. Nuclear Instruments & Methods In Physics Research Section A- Volume: 710 Pages: 131-138 Published: May 11 2013

94. “Laser-induced ultrafast demagnetization in the presence of a nanoscale magnetic domain network”
Vodungbo et al., Nature Communications, 3, 999 (2012).

93. “Desorption Mechanisms in PMMA Irradiated by High Order Harmonics”

De Grazia M.; Merdji H.; Auguste T.; et al. Damage to vuv, euv, and x-ray optics , SPIE Book Series: Vol. 8077, 80770L (2011)

92. “Single-shot femtosecond X-ray holography using extended references”

D. Gauthier, M. Guizar-Sicairos, X. Ge, W. Boutu, B. Carré, J. R. Fienup, H. Merdji

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 105, 093901 (2010)

91. “Single auger electron angular distribution of double core hole states in the molecular reference frame”
James P. Cryan, J. M. Glownia, Andreasson J, et al.,
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 105, 083004 (2010)

90. “Time-resolved pump-probe experiments at the LCLS”

James P. Cryan, J. M. Glownia, Andreasson J, et al.,
OPTICS EXPRESS 18, (7) 17620 (2010).

89. “EUV driven femtosecond dynamics in ethylene “
van Tilborg J, Allison TK, Wright TW, et al.
XXVI INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PHOTONIC, ELECTRONIC AND ATOMIC COLLISIONS (2009) Book Series: Journal of Physics Conference Series , Volume 194

88. “The SCSS test accelerator Free-Electron Laser seeded by harmonics produced in gas “
Lambert G, Hara T, Tanikawa T, et al.
UVX 2008: 9TH CONFERENCE OF COHERENT AND INCOHERENT SOURCES UV, VUV AND X; APPLICATIONS AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS Pages: 85-91 Published: 2008/2009

87. “Measuring the complex recombination dipole of aligned CO2 molecules in high-order harmonic generation “
Haessler S, Boutu W, Merdji H, et al.
UVX 2008: 9TH CONFERENCE OF COHERENT AND INCOHERENT SOURCES UV, VUV AND X; APPLICATIONS AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS Pages: 65-70 Published: 2008/2009

86. “Internal frequency conversion extreme ultraviolet interferometer using mutual coherence properties of two high-order-harmonic sources“
Dobosz S, Stabile H, Tortora A, et al.
REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS Volume: 80 Issue: 11 Article Number: 113102 (2009)

85. “Photoionization in combined ultra short XUV and infrared laser pulses”
Rottke H, Guyetand O, Gisselbrecht M, et al.
INT. CONF. ON MANY PARTICLE SPECTROSCOPY OF ATOMS, MOLECULES, CLUSTERS AND SURFACES Book Series: Journal of Physics Conference Series Volume: 141 Pages: 12015-12015 (2009)

84. “Surface modification of polymethylmethacrylate irradiated with 60 fs single laser pulses “
Klinger D, Sobierajski R, Nietubyc R, et al.
RADIATION PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY Volume: 78 Pages: S71-S74 Supplement: Suppl. 10 (2009)

83. Single-Shot Diffractive Imaging with a Table-Top Femtosecond Soft X-Ray Laser-Harmonics Source
A. Ravasio, D. Gauthier, F. Maia, M. Billon, J-P.Caumes, D. Garzella, M. Géléoc, O. Gobert, J-F. Hergott, A-M. Pena, H. Perez, B. Carré, E. Bourhis, J. Gierak, A. Madouri, D. Mailly, B. Schiedt, M. Fajardo, J. Gautier, P. Zeitoun, P. H. Bucksbaum, J. Hajdu and H. Merdji.

Physical Review Letters 103, (2) 028104 (2009).

82. Generation of attosecond x-ray pulses with a multicycle two-color enhanced self-amplified spontaneous emission scheme
Y. Ding, Z. Huang, D. Ratner, P.H. Bucksbaum, H. Merdji.

Physical Review Special Topics – Accelerator and Beams 13, (6) 060703 (2009)

81. Exciton-exciton interactions in CdWO4 irradiated by intense femtosecond vacuum ultraviolet pulses
M. Kirm, V. Nagirnyi, E. Feldbach, M. De Grazia, B. Carré, H. Merdji, S. Guizard, J. Gaudin, G. Geoffroy, N. Fedorov, P. Martin, A. Vasil’ev, A. Belsky.

Physical Review B 79, (23) 233103 (2009).

80. Photoionization in combined ultra short XUV and infrared laser pulses
Rottke H, Guyetand O, Gisselbrecht M, et al.

Journal of Physics Conference Series 141, 12015 (2009).

79. Femtosecond isomerization dynamics in the ethylene cation measured in an EUV-pump NIR-probe configuration
Van Tilborg J, Allison TK, Wright TW, et al.

Journal of Physics B – Atomic and Molecular Optical Physics 42, (8) 081002 (2009).

78. “Coherent control of attosecond emission from aligned molecules”
Boutu W, Haessler S, Merdji H, et al.
Nature Physics 4, (7) 545-549 (2008)

77. “Injection of harmonics generated in gas in a free-electron laser providing intense and coherent extreme-ultraviolet light”
Lambert G, Hara T, Garzella D, et al.
Nature Physics 4, (4) 296-300 (2008)

76. Optimization of the wave front of high order harmonics
Gautier J, Zeitoun P, Hauri C, et al.
European Journal of Physics D 48, (3) 459-463 (2008)

75. Complete momentum analysis of multi-photon photo-double ionization of xenon by XUV and infrared photons
Guyetand O, Gisselbrecht M, Huetz A, et al.
Journal of Physics B- Atomic and Molecular and Optical Physics 41, (6) 065601 (2008)

74. Evolution of angular distributions in two-colour, few-photon ionization of helium
Guyetand O, Gisselbrecht M, Huetz A, et al.
Journal of Physics B- Atomic and Molecular and Optical Physics 41, (5) 051002 (2008)

73. “Seeding experiments at SPARC”
Giannessi L, Alesini D, Biagini M, et al.
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research – Section A 593, (1-2) 132-136 (2008).

72. Isolated attosecond pulses using a detuned second-harmonic field.

H. Merdji, Th. Auguste, W. Boutu, J.-P. Caumes, B. Carré, Th. Pfeifer, A. Jullien, D. M. Neumark, S. R. Leone,

Optics Letters 32 (21) 3134 (2007).

71. Demonstration of a spatial filtering amplifier for high order harmonics

J. Ph. Goddet, S. Sebban, A. S. Morlens, J. Gautier, J. Ph. Rousseau, F. Burgy, Ph. Zeitoun, C. Valentin, C. Hauri, G. Maynard, A. Boudaa, J. P. Caumes, H. Merdji, T. Mocek, M. Kozlova, K. Jakubczak

Optics Letters 32 (11) 1498 (2007).

70. Characterization of attosecond pulse trains

B. Carré, Y. Mairesse, P. Agostini, P. Breger, H. Merdji, P. Monchicourt, P. Salières, K. Varju, P. Johnsson, J. Mauritsson, A. L’Huillier, E. Gustafsson, et L. J. Frasinski, Ultrafast Optics V, Eds. S. Watanabe and K. Midorikawa, Springer Series in Optical Sciences 132, 45 (2007).

69. Time resolved luminescence of solids excited by femtosecond VUV pulses and synchrotron radiation

M. Kirm, V. Babin, E. Feldbach, V. Nagirnyi, S. Vielhauer, S. Guizard, B. Carré, M. De Grazia, H. Merdji, A. N. Belsky, N. Fedorov, and P. Martin, Physica status solidi (c) 4(3), 870–876 (2007).

68. Subcycle dynamics in the laser ionization of molecules

X.H. Xie, M. Wickenhauser, W. Boutu, H. Merdji, P. Salières et A. Scrinzi

Phys. Rev. A 76, 023426 (2007).

67. Applications of intense ultra-short XUV pulses to solid state physics: time resolved luminescence spectroscopy and radiation damage studies.

De Grazia M., Merdji H., Carré B., Gaudin J.,et al. L. Proc. of SPIE Vol. 6586, 65860I, (2007)

66. Interaction of short and intense light pulses with matter: visible versus VUV.

S. Guizard, G. Geoffroy, J. Gaudin, M. De Grazia, B. Carré, H. Merdji, A. Belsky, N. Fedorov, P. Martin

Proc. of SPIE Vol. 6586, 65860F, (2007)

65. Future experiments at SPARC

L. Poletto, G. Tondello, S. De Silvestri, M. Nisoli, G. Sansone, S. Stagira, P. Musumeci, M. Petrarca, M. Mattioli M. Labat, O. Tcherbakoff, M. Bougeard, B. Carré, D. Garzella, G. Lambert , H. Merdji, P. Salières, M.E. Couprie, et al.

Proc. of SPIE Vol. 6634, 66341E, (2007)

64. “Sub-micrometer digital in-line holography at 32 nm with high-order harmonics”

A.S. Morlens, J. Gautier, P. Zeitoun, J-P. Caumes, M. Kos-Rosset, H. Merdji, K. Kazamias, K. Cassou, M Fajardo.

Optics Letters 31, (21), 3095-3097 (2006).

63. “Macroscopic control of high order harmonics quantum path components for the generation of attosecond pulses”

H. Merdji, M. Kovacev, W. Boutu, P. Salières, F. Vernay, B. Carré

Physical Review A, 74, 043804 (2006).

62. “Generation of attosecond pulses in molecular nitrogen”

H. Wabnitz, Y. Mairesse, L. J. Frasinski, M. Stankiewicz, W. Boutu, P. Breger, P. Johnsson, H. Merdji, P. Monchicourt, P. Salières, K. Varju, M. Vitteau and B. Carré

Eur. Phys. J. D 40, 305–311 (2006)

61. “Fourier-limited attosecond pulses”

H. Merdji

American Institute of Physics, 827, 395 (2006)

60. “Second generation X-ray lasers

Fajardo M, Zeitoun P, Faivre G., Sebban S., Mocek T., Hallou A., Aubert D., Balcou Ph., Burgy F., Douillet D., Mercère P., Morlens A.S., Rousseau, J.P., Valentin C., Kazamias S., De Lachèze-Murel G., Lefrou T. Merdji H.

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer 99, (1-3) 142-152 (2006)

59. “Generation of attosecond pulses in molecular nitrogen”

H. Wabnitz, Y. Mairesse, L. J. Frasinski, M. Stankiewicz, W. Boutu, P. Breger, P. Johnsson, H. Merdji, P. Monchicourt, P. Salières, K. Varju, M. Vitteau and B. Carré

European Physical Journal D, (submitted).

58. “Second generation X-ray lasers

Fajardo M, Zeitoun P, Faivre G., Sebban S., Mocek T., Hallou A., Aubert D., Balcou Ph., Burgy F., Douillet D., Mercère P., Morlens A.S., Rousseau, J.P., Valentin C., Kazamias S., De Lachèze-Murel G., Lefrou T. Merdji H., Le Pape S, Ravet M.F., Delmotte F., Gautier J.

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer 99, (1-3) 142-152 (2006)

57. “Reconstruction of attosecond pulse trains using an adiabatic phase expansion”

Varju K, Mairesse Y, Agostini P, Breger P, Carre B, Frasinski LJ, Gustafsson E, Johnsson P, Mauritsson J, Merdji H, Monchicourt P, L'Huillier A, Salieres P

Physical Review Letters 95, (24) 243901 (2005)

56. “Extreme ultraviolet fourier-transform spectroscopy with high order harmonics”

Kovacev M, Fomichev SV, Priori E, Mairesse Y, Merdji H, Monchicourt P, Breger P, Norin J, Persson A, L'Huillier A, Wahlstrom CG, Carre B, Salieres P

Physical Review Letters 95, (22) 223903 (2005)

55. “High harmonic XUV spectral phase interferometry for direct electric field reconstruction”

Mairesse Y., Gobert O., Breger P., Merdji H., Meynadier P., Monchicourt P., Perdrix M., Salières P., Carré B.

Physical Review Letters 94, (17) 173903 (2005)

54. “High-harmonics chirp and optimization of attosecond pulse trains

Mairesse Y, de Bohan A, Frasinski LJ, Merdji H, Dinu LC, Monchicourt P, Breger P, Kovacev M, Auguste T, Carre B, Muller HG, Agostini P, Salieres P

Laser Physics 15, (6) 863 (2005)

53. “Radiation damages to amorphous-carbon optical coatings”

L. Juha, M. Bittner, M. De Grazia, J. Feldhaus, S. Guizard, S. Jacobi, M. Kozlová, J. Krása, J. Krzywinski, H. Merdji et al. Proceedings of SPIE –Vol. 5917 Fourth Generation X-Ray Sources and Optics III, Roman O. Tatchyn, Sandra G. Biedron,

Wolfgang Eberhardt, Editors, 59170F (2005)

52. “Observations of laser driven supercritrical radiative shock precursors”

Bouquet S., Stehle C., Koenig M., Chièze J. P., Benuzzi-Mounaix A., Batani D., Leygnac S., Fleury X., Merdji H., Michaut C., Thais F., Grandjouan N., Hall T., Henry E., Malka V. and Lafon J. P.

Physical Review Letters 92, 225001 (2004).

51. “A high-intensity highly coherent soft X-ray femtosecond laser seeded by a high harmonic beam”

Zeitoun Ph., Faivre G., Sebban S., Mocek T., Hallou A., Fajardo M., Aubert D., Balcou Ph., Burgy F., Douillet D., Kazamias S., De Lachèze-Murel G., Lefrou T., Le Pape S., Mercère P., Merdji H., Morlens A.S., Rousseau, J.P.,Valentin C.

Nature 431, 426 (2004).

50. “Optimization of attosecond pulse generation”

Mairesse, Y., de Bohan A., Frasinski L. J., Merdji H., Dinu L. C., Monchicourt P.,

Breger P., Kovacev M., Auguste T., Carré B., Muller H. G., Agostini P., Salières P.

Physical Review Letters 96, 163901 (2004).

49. “ Manipulating intense XUV coherent light in the temporal domain ”

Merdji H., Hergott J.-F., Kovacev M., Priori E., Salières P., Carré B.

Laser and Particle Beams 22, (03), 275 (2004).

48. S. Leygnac, C. Michaut, C. Sthelé, T. Vinci, M. Koenig, A. Benuzzi-Mounaix, S. Bouquet, F. Thais, H. Merdji

Experimental characterization of electron densities and temperatures in radiative shocks.

IFSA2003, B. Hammel et al. eds, ANS Pub. 700313, 958 (2004)

47- “Application of Frequency-Domain Interferometry in the XUV range using High-Order Harmonics”

Hergott, J.-F.; Auguste, T.; Salières, P.; Le Déroff, L.; Monot, P.; d’Oliveira, P.; Campo, D.; Merdji, H.; Carré, B.

Journal of the Optical Society of America B. Optical Physics , 2003, 20 171

46- “ Génération d’harmoniques élevées limitée par l’absorption : le microjoule atteint à 53 nm”

Hergott, J.-F.; Kovacev, M.; Merdji, H.; Hubert, C.; Mairesse, Y.; Jean, E.; Breger, P.; Agostini, P.; Carré, B.; Salières, P., Journal de Physique IV , 2003, 108 97

45- “ Contrôle de la phase relative d'impulsions harmoniques à une échelle de temps attoseconde”

Hergott, J.-F.; Kovacev, M.; Vernay, F.; Priori, E.; Merdji, H.; Salières, P.; Carré, B., Journal de Physique IV , 2003, 108 89

44- “ Mesures d'autocorrélation dans l’UVX avec des harmoniques d’ordre élevé”

Kovacev, M.; Merdji, H.; Priori, E.; Monchicourt, P.; Salières, P.; Carré, B.; Norin, J.; Persson, A. ; L'Huillier, A.; Wahlström, C.-G., Journal de Physique IV , 2003, 108 101

43- “Temporal confinement of the harmonic emission through polarization gating”

Kovacev,M.; Mairesse, Y.; Priori, E.; Merdji, H.; Tcherbakoff, O.; Monchicourt, P.; Breger, P.; Mével, E.; Constant, E.; Salières, P.; Carré, B.; Agostini, P. European Physical Journal D , 2003, 26 79

42- “Raccourcissement de la durée de l’émission harmonique par génération d’une porte temporelle”

Kovacev,M.; Merdji, H.; Priori, E.; Mairesse, Y.; Monchicourt, P.; Breger, P.; Tcherbakoff, O.; Mével, E.; Constant, E.; Salières, P.; Carré, B.; Agostini, P. Journal de Physique IV , 2003, 108 85

41- “Attosecond Synchronisation of high harmonics soft X-rays”

Mairesse, Y. ; de Bohan, A.; Frasinski, L.J.; Merdji, H.; Dinu, L.C.; Monchicourt, P.; Breger, P.; Kovacev, M.; Carré, B.; Muller, H.G.; Agostini, P.; Salières P. Science, 2003, 302 5650.

40- “Effet Auger généré par rayons X issus de l’explosion d’agrégats soumis à un champ laser intense”

Palianov,P.; Gaudin, J.;Martin, Ph.; Merdji, H.; Meynadier, P.;Perdrix, M. Journal de Physique IV , 2003, 108 179.

39- Y. Mairesse, M. Kovacev, H. Merdji, P. Salières, B. Carré, P. Breger, P. Monchicourt, P. Agostini, E. Priori, O. Tcherbakov, E. Constant, E. Mevel

Ultrafast Phenomena XIII, Eds. R.D. Miller, M.M. Murnane, N.F. Scherer, A.M. Weiner, Chemical Physics Series, Springer, Vol. 71 (2002).

38- « Phase and Polarization Control of the Harmonic Emission: Towards Attosecond Pulses »

H. Merdji, Y. Mairesse, E. Priori, M. Kovacev, P. Agostini, P. Breger, P. Montchicourt, P. Salières, B. Carré, O. Tcherbakoff, E. Mével, and E. Constant.

AIP Conference Proceedings 641, p. 406 (2002).

37- “New Radiative Shocks Experiments”

S. Leygnac, S. Bouquet, C. Sthelé, A. Benuzzi-Mounaix, L. Boireau, Chièze J-P, N. Grandjouan, N Huser, M. Koenig, V. Malka, H. Merdji, C. Michaut, F. Thais, T. Vinci

EDPS Conference Series in Astronomy & Astrophysics (EDP Sciences 2002)

36- “A laser Experiments for studying radiative shocks in astrophysics”

X. Fleury, S. Bouquet, C. Stéhlé, M. Koenig, D. Batani, A. Benuzzi-Mounaix, J.-P. Chièze, N. Grandjouan, J. Grenier, T. Hall, E. Henry, J.-P. Lafon, S. Leygnac, V. Malka, B. Marchet, H. Merdji, C. Michaut, F. Thais.

Laser and Particle Beams 20, (2) 263 (2002)

35- « Extreme-ultraviolet high order harmonic pulses in the microjoule range»

J.-F. Hergott, M. Kovacev, H. Merdji, C. Hubert, Y. Mairesse, E. Jean, P. Breger, P. Agostini, P. Salières et B. Carré

Phys. Rev. A 66, 021801 (2002)

34- “The Radiative Shock : Theory, Laser Experiments and Interpretation”

S. Bouquet, X. Fleury, M. Koenig, A. Benuzzi-Mounaix, D. Batani, T. Hall, N. Grandjouan, V. Malka, E. Henry, S. Leygnac, H. Merdji, J. Grenier.

Inertial Confinement Fusion Science and Applications (Eds: Ch. Labaune, W.J. Hogan , K.A. Tanaka; Elsevier 2002).

33- “Nouvelles perspectives de diagnostics de plasmas denses par génération d’harmoniques d’ordre élevé

H. Merdji, P. Salières, J.-F. Hergott, T. Auguste, P. Monot, P. d’Oliveira, B. Carré, D. Descamps, C. Lyngå, J. Norin, A. L'Huillier, C.-G.Wahlström, M. Bellini, T. W. Hänsch

Journal de Physique IV, 11, Pr 7 – 81 (2001).

32- “Etude et modélisation du front d’onde des nouvelles sources XUV”
S. Le Pape, Ph. Zeitoun, J.F. Hergott, B. Carré , P. Dhez, M. François, M. Idir, H. Merdji, D. Ros, A Carillon, P. Salières.

Journal de Physique IV, 11, Pr 7 – 9 (2001).

31- “Source UVX cohérente et ultrabrève par génération d’harmoniques d’un laser intense”

P. Salières, J-F. Hergott, H. Merdji, L. Le Déroff et B. Carré.

Journal de Physique IV, 11, Pr 7 – 69 (2001).

30- “Utilisation d’impulsion UV femtosecondes pour l’étude de la relaxation électronique dans SiO2

F. Quéré, S. Guizard, P. Martin, G. Petite, B. Carré, J-F Hergott, H. Merdji, P. Salières.

Journal de Physique IV, 11, Pr 7 – 77 (2001).

29- “Radiatives shocks on Large ScaleLasers”

S. Leygnac, S. Bouquet, C. Stehlé, P. Barroso, D. Batani, A. Benuzzi, B. Cathala, J.-P. Chièze, X. Fleury, N. Grandjouan, J. Grenier, T. Hall, E. Henry, M. Koenig, J.P.J. Lafon, V. Malka, B. Marchet, H. Merdji, C. Michaut, L. Poles, F. Thais.

EDPS Conference Series in Astronomy & Astrophysics (EDP Sciences 2001)

28- “XUV interferometry using high-order harmonics: Application to plasma diagnostics”

J.-F. Hergott, P. Salières, H. Merdji, L. Le Déroff, B. Carré, T. Auguste, P. Monot, P. D'Oliveira, D. Descamps, J. Norin, C. Lyngå, A. L'Huillier, C.-G. Wahlström, M. Bellini, S. Huller.

Laser and Particle Beams, 19 (1) p. 35-40 (2001).

27- “Laser produced x-ray source in the 10-60 keV range at 1 kHz

Modified irradiation schemes in order to reach medical imaging quality”

F. Albert, A. Sjögren, C.-G. Wahlström, S. Svanberg, C. Olsson, H. Merdji

Journal de Physique IV, 11, Pr 2 – 429 (2001).

26- “LTE absorption spectroscopy of an X-ray heated boron plasma”

F. Gilleron, H. Merdji, M. Fajardo, O. Henrot, J.C. Gauthier, C. Chenais-Popovics, W. Fölsner, K. Eidmann.

J. Quant.Spectr. Radiat. Transfer. 69, (2) 217-229 (2001)

25- “Coherence properties of high harmonics and their applications”
B. Carré, P. Salières, L. Le Déroff, H. Merdji, J.-F. Hergott, T. Auguste, P. Monot, P. D'Oliveira and D. Joyeux

Journal de Physique IV, 11, Pr 2 – 235 (2001).

24- “Measurement of the wavefront of XUV sources”
S. Le Pape, Ph. Zeitoun, J.-F. Hergot, B. Carré, P. Dhez, M. François, M. Idir, H. Merdji, D. Ros, A. Carillon and P. Salières

Journal de Physique IV, 11, Pr 2 – 533 (2001).

23- “Ultra-fast electron relaxation measurements on SiO2 using high order harmonic”

H. Merdji, S. Guizard, P. Martin, G. Petite, F. Quéré, B. Carré, J.F. Hergott, L. Le Déroff, P. Salières

O. Gobert, P. Meynadier, M. Perdrix.

Laser and Particle Beams 18, (3) 489 (2000)

22- “Coherence properties of high order harmonics: Applications to high density laser-plasma diagnostics”

H. Merdji, P. Salières, L. Le Déroff, J.-F. Hergott, B. Carré, D. Descamps, J. Norin, C. Lyngå, A. L'Huillier, C.-G.Wahlström, M. Bellini, S. Hüller.

Laser and Particle Beams 18, (3) 495 (2000)

21- “Opacity and radiative hydrodynamic of an LTE iron plasma”

C. Chenais-Popovics, H. Merdji, T. Mißalla, F. Gilleron, J. C. Gauthier, T. Blenski, F. Perrot, M. Klapisch, J. Bauche, C Bauche-Arnoult, A. Bachelier, K. Eidmann.

Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 127, 275-281 (2000)

20- “X-Ray Absorption In Dense Plasmas Theory vs. Experiment“

T. Blenski, F. Perrot, P. Renaudin, C. Chenais-Popovics, M. Fajardo, H. Merdji, F. Gilleron, J-C. Gauthier, K. Eidmann, U. Andiel

Inertial Confinement Fusion Science and Applications, (Eds: Ch. Labaune, W.J. Hogan , K.A. Tanaka; Elsevier 2000).

19- “Applications of high-order harmonic generation”

D. Descamps, J. Norin, C. Lynga, S. Buil, A. L’Huillier, C-G Wahlstroem, S.L. Sorensen, O. Bjorneholm, M. Gisselbrecht, M. Meyer, J.F. Hergott, H. Merdji, P . Salieres, M. Bellini, S. Huller

AIP Conference Proceedings 525, p. 337 ( 2000).

18- “High order harmonic generation : A coherent ultrashort emission in the XUV range”

P. Salières, J.-F. Hergott, L. le Déroff, H. Merdji, B. Carré, T. Auguste, P. Monot, P. d’Oliveira, D. Joyeux and D. Phalippou.

AIP Conference Proceedings 525, p. 385 (2000).

17- “Coherent ultrashort XUV emission by harmonic generation”

P. Salières, L. Le Déroff, J.F. Hergott, H. Merdji, B. Carré

Comptes rendus de l’Académie des Sciences, Série IV, 3, 317 (2000).

16- “First observation of hot electron relaxation in quartz using high order harmonics”

F. Quéré, S. Guizard, G. Petite, Ph. Martin, H. Merdji, B. Carré, J-F Hergott, L. LeDéroff

Physical Review B 61 (15), 9883-9886 (2000).

15- “Electron relaxation in SiO2 under strong laser field using high-order harmonics generation”

P. Martin, H. Merdji, S. Guizard, G. Petite, F. Quéré, B. Carré, J.F. Hergott, L. Le Déroff, P. Salières

O. Gobert, P. Meynadier, M. Perdrix.

Laser Physics 10, (1) 270 (2000)

14- “Temporal and spatial coherence properties of high order harmonics”

L. Le Déroff, P. Salières, B. Carré, D. Joyeux, D. Phalippou, P. Monot, P. D’Oliveira T. Auguste, H. Merdji, J. F. Hergott.

Laser Physics 10, (1) 294 (2000)

13- “Extreme ultraviolet interferometry measurements with high-order harmonics”

D. Descamps, C. Lyngå, J. Norin, A. L'Huillier, C.-G. Wahlström, J.-F. Hergott, H. Merdji, P. Salières, M. Bellini, and T. W. Hänsch

Optics Letter 25, (2), 135-137 (2000)

12- “Characterization of a high resolution transmission grating”

P. Désauté, H. Merdji, V. Greiner, T. Mißalla, C. Chenais-Popovics, P. Troussel.

Optics Comm. 173, (1-6) 37-43 (2000)

11- “Radiative heating of B, Al and Ni thin foils at 15 – 25 eV temperatures”

C. Chenais-Popovics, F. Gilleron, M. Fajardo, H. Merdji, , T. Mißalla, J.C. Gauthier, P. Renaudin, S. Gary, J. Bruneau, F. Perrot, T. Blenski, W. Fölsner, K. Eidmann

J. Quant.Spectr. Radiat. Transfer. 65, 117-133 (2000).

10- “Frequency-domain interferometry in the X-UV with high order harmonics”
P. Salières, L. le Déroff, T. Auguste, P. Monot, P. d’Oliveira, D. Campo, J.-F. Hergott, H. Merdji, B. Carré

Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, (26) 5483-5486 (1999)

9- “Diagnostics spectroscopiques dans les domaines X et X-UV”

H. Merdji, M. Fajardo, F. Gilleron, J.C. Gauthier, C. Chenais-Popovics, D. Kloepfel, I. Uschmann, E. Förster and J.F. Wyart

Journal de Physique IV, 9 (Pr5) 81(99).

8- “Experiments with ASTERIX and ATLAS”
K. Witte, M. Basko, H. Baumhacker, A. Boswald, K. Eidmann, R. Fedosejevs, E. Fill, V. Kondrashov, A. Kendl, T. Lower, Y. Li, P. Lu, J. Meyer-ter-Vehn, G. Pretzler, A. Saemann, R. Sigel, G. Tsakiris, X. Wang, A. Benuzzi, B. Faral, C. Chenais-Popovics, M. Koenig, H. Merdji, D. Batani, D. Beretta, C. Danson and T. Hall,
Fusion Engineering And Design, 44, 147-155 (1999)

7- “2-D X-ray laser-plasma imaging using Bragg Fresnel multilayer zone plates”

H. Merdji, G. Soullié, M. Idir, G. Cauchon, A. Mirone, C. Chenais-Popovics, P. Dhez.

Optics Comm. 155, (4-6) 398 (1998)

6- “Absorption spectroscopy of a radiatively-heated samarium plasma”

H. Merdji, T. Mißalla, T. Blenski, F. Perrot, J.C. Gauthier, K. Eidmann, C. Chenais-Popovics.

Phys. Rev. E 57, 1042 (1998).

5- “K-shell spectroscopy of radiatively heated aluminium”

H. Merdji, K. Eidmann, C. Chenais-Popovics, G. Winhart, J.C. Gauthier, A. Mirone, C. Iglesias.

J. Quant.Spectr. Radiat. Transfer 58, (4-6) 773 (1997).

4- “Opacity measurements of a radiatively heated boron sample”

H. Merdji, C. Chenais-Popovics, A. Mirone, J.C. Gauthier, T. Mißalla, F. Gilleron, P. Renaudin, S. Gary, J. Bruneau.

J. Quant.Spectr. Radiat. Transfer 58, (4-6) 783 (1997).

“Rayons X créés par laser: De la fusion thermonucléaire aux étoiles”

C. Chenais-Popovics, H. Merdji, J.C. Gauthier.

Physi'X, Revue du Département de Physique de l’École Polytechnique, 15, (1997)

3- “Opacity and Temperature Measurements in the keV Range of an X-ray Heated Al Foil”

H. Merdji , G. Winhart, K Eidmann, C. Chenais-Popovics, A. Mirone, J.C. Gauthier.

Advances in Laser Interaction with Matter and Inertial Fusion, (Eds. Velarde G. et al., World Scientific, London, 1997)

2- “Non LTE opacity calculations with n-l splitting for radiative hydrodynamic codes”

A. Mirone, F. Gilleron, C. Chenais-Popovics, H. Merdji, J.C. Gauthier.

Advances in Laser Interaction with Matter and Inertial Fusion, (Eds. Velarde G. et al., World Scientific, London, 1997)

1- “Caractérisation d'une source X créée par laser”

C. Chenais-Popovics, S. Delysse, H. Merdji, O. Rancu.

Annales de Physique, 19, (C1) 181 (1994).