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Pascal SALIERES

Lasers, Interactions and Dynamics Laboratory (LIDYL)
AttoPhysics Group

Paris-Saclay University, CEA, CNRS
CEA-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France

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Current position

  • 2020 –  : Coordinator of the ATTOLab laser platform
  • 2016 –  : Head of AttoPhysics Group at CEA-Saclay (French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission)
  • 2005 –  : Research Director
  • 2001 –  : Project Leader in Attosecond Science, AttoPhysics Group
  • 1995 –  : Permanent Researcher at CEA

Research topics

  • Strong-field laser-matter interaction
  • Generation of high-order harmonics and of attosecond pulses
  • Attosecond XUV metrology and ultrafast optics
  • Attosecond physics: study of ultrafast electronic and nuclear dynamics
  • High harmonic spectroscopy
  • Attosecond photoionization spectroscopy

Education

2005 Habilitation, Paris Sud University, Orsay, France
“From femtosecond to attosecond timescale. A new source of coherent XUV radiation : high-order harmonic generation“
1992-95 PhD in Physics, Pierre and Marie Curie University, Paris; Distinction: Congratulations of the Board (highest honour)
“Coherence properties of high-order harmonic generation“
Thesis supervisor: Prof. Anne L’Huillier
1990-91
 Master in Science “Laser-Matter Interaction”
Paris Sud University- Ecole Polytechnique
1987-91 Diploma of Engineer in Physics and Chemistry, Ecole Supérieure de Physique et Chimie Industrielles de la ville de Paris (ESPCI)

Publications

  • 114 articles (>8300 citations inWeb of Science, h-index = 41)
  • 27 conference proceedings
  • 5 book chapters
  • 93 invited talks and seminars

Researcher ID: L-7776-2014

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5899-8246

Recent publications within the HAL-CEA basis.

Teaching

2009-22 Master 2 Laser-Matter Interaction/LOM/LUMI/QLMN, lecture “Ultrashort pulses and applications: generation of attosecond pulses”, Paris-Sud University – Ecole Polytechnique
2008-09 3rd year course on “High harmonic and attosecond pulse generation“, Institut d’Optique-Graduate School (IOGS)
2000-15 Lectures at Doctoral Winter and Summer Schools: International School of Quantum Electronics (Erice 2000, 2003, 2019, 2023), DESY 2007, Bad Honnef 2007, Les Houches 2009, FASTQUAST 2009, ICONIC 2011, CORINF 2014, ELISS 2015.

Project responsibilities

  • Coordinator of 3 national ANR programs: ATTOSCIENCE (2006-08), ATTOWAVE (2009-13), CIMBAAD (2015-19)
  • Participant PI in 4 European Networks : ATTO (2000-04), XTRA (2004-08), ATTOFEL (2009-13), MEDEA (2015-18)
  • PI of a Collaborative Research Agreement on Attoscience between CEA and the National Research Council of Canada (co-PI: Prof. David Villeneuve) (2009-12)
  • PI of 3 Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship programs : ATTODYNAMICS (B. Manschwetus, 2011-13), MOLWAVE (M. Skantzakis, 2012-14), TD-PICO-MF (C. Schouder, 2022-24)
  • Coordinator /Participant of 2 RTRA ‘Triangle de la Physique’ projects: ATTOCONTROL (2013-15) / ATTO-OPTIQUE (2009-11)
  • Participant in 2 Junior Chairs of LabEX PALM : OPTI-WAVE (S. Haessler, 2014-16), IMAPS (A. Borot, 2016-18)

Conference organization and Committees

2022: Chairman of ISL International School on Ultrafast X-ray Science, C2N-Palaiseau, 10-14/10/2022 (co-chair: T. Ruchon) – 75 participants

2018 : Chairman of the PALM International School on Attosecond Science, Gif-sur-Yvette, 28/05-01/06/2018 (co-chairs: S. Haessler, A. Borot) – 120 participants

2013 : Chairman of the 4th International Conference on Attosecond Physics, Paris, 8-12/07/2013 (co-chair: E. Constant) – 350 participants

2011 : Member of the Steering Committee of International Symposium on Attoscience and Ultrafast Quantum Control, London, 7-9/09/2011 – 140 participants

2003 : Chairman of the 10th International Conference on Applications of High Field and Short Wavelength Sources, Biarritz, France, 12-15/10/2003 (co-chair: J.-C. Gauthier) – 130 participants

2001-16: Member of the Program Committee of conference series (ATTO, UP, HFSW, ICOMP, UVX)

Commissions of Trust

2011-2017 : Member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the European Infrastructure ELI-ALPS (‘Extreme Light Infrastructure-Attosecond Light Pulse Source’, Szeged, Hungary)

2011-2017 : Member of the Board ‘Ultrafast Dynamics’ of Excellence Laboratory PALM (Physics : Atom, Light, Matter)

2021-2025 : Membre of the Board of Groupement de Recherche UP « Ultrafast Phenomena »

2008-2015 : Member of the Board of Groupement de Recherche APPLIX « Applications of the new X-XUV sources »

1998-2006 : Member of the Scientific Committee of Groupement de Recherche SAXO « New X-ray Sources and Applications ».

Fellowships and Awards

Visiting positions