Professor Simon Hooker
Professor of Atomic and Laser Physics; Fellow of Merton College
About
The interaction of very high intensity laser pulses with plasma gives rise to several important applications, including the generation of very short X-ray pulses. Professor Hooker leads a group working on plasma accelerators (a new type of particle accelerator) and novel sources of coherent x-rays.
Expertise
- Lasers
- Plasma accelerators
- Generation of X-rays