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Dr. Adi Natan is a Staff Scientist at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Principal Investigator at Stanford PULSE Institute, Stanford University. His research focuses on imaging ultrafast atomic motion and quantum dynamics in complex systems using X-ray free-electron lasers (LCLS) and advanced computational tools.
- Education:
- PhD in Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science
- M.Sc. in Biological Physics, Weizmann Institute
- B.Sc. in Physics, Hebrew University
Dr. Natan’s work uncovers light-matter interactions at atomic scales, particularly instrong-field environments andtransition metal catalysis. His team developsreal-space inversion andsuper-resolution methods to bypass traditional diffraction limits, enabling spatiotemporal imaging of molecular processes likephotodissociation,non-adiabatic transitions, andelectron delays.
Key findings include:
- ObservingFe(CO)₅ photodissociation dynamics and energy redistribution.
- Characterizingdeformational isomers in bridged metal complexes using ultrafast X-ray solution scattering.
- Mappingsub-femtosecond molecular vibrations andattosecond electron motion.
His methodologies integrateX-ray scattering,Legendre decomposition, andFourier analysis to resolve quantum processes inreal space, advancing applications incatalysis,quantum control, andultrafast chemistry.
Dr. Natan’s group at PULSE includespostdoctoral researchers,graduate students, andcollaborators, focusing onexperimental and computational protocols for emerging X-ray facilities like LCLS-II.
