Department of Physics

Kevin Carnes

Kevin CarnesEmeritus Research Associate Professor
kdc@k-state.edu
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Ph.D. Purdue University, 1984

Research Area

Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics

  • Ionization and break-up of molecules by fast and slow highly-charged ions and by ultrashort intense laser pulses
  • Developing novel tools for experimental research by combining JRML accelerators and ultrafast lasers

Research Support

  • Department of Energy

Recent Selected Publications

Ximao Feng, Steve Gilbertson, Sabih D. Khan, Michael Chini, Yi Wu, Kevin Carnes, and Zenghu Chang, "Calibration of electron spectrometer resolution in attosecond streak camera", Optics Express 18, 1316 (2010)

E. Wells, J. McKenna, A.M. Sayler, Bethany Jochim, Neal Gregerson, R. Averin, M. Zohrabi, K.D. Carnes, and I. Ben-Itzhak, "Closed-loop control of vibrational population in CO2+", J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 43, 015101 (2009).

E. Wells, Michael Todt, Bethany Jochim, Neal Gregerson, R. Averin, Nathan G. Wells, N. L. Smolnisky, Nathan Jastram, J. McKenna, A. M. Sayler, Nora G. Johnson, M. Zohrabi, B. Gaire, K. D. Carnes, and I. Ben-Itzhak, "Examining the feedback signals used in closed-loop control of intense laser fragmentation of CO+", Phys. Rev. A 80, 063402 (2009)

J. McKenna, A. M. Sayler, B. Gaire, Nora G. Johnson, K. D. Carnes, B. D. Esry, and I. Ben-Itzhak, "Suppressed Dissociation of H2+ Vibrational States by Reduced Dipole Coupling", Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 103006 (2009)

J. McKenna, A. M. Sayler, B. Gaire, Nora G. Johnson, K. D. Carnes, B. D. Esry, and I. Ben-Itzhak, "Benchmark Measurements of H3+ Nonlinear Dynamics in Intense Ultrashort Laser Pulses", Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 103004 (2009)