Rex Simon

Rex Simon is a Researcher at the Helmholtz Institute Jena, a joint institution of GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung and Friedrich Schiller University Jena focused on advanced photon science and relativistic laser-plasma interactions.

His research spans Laser Physics, Atomic Physics, X-ray Science, Quantum Physics, and Plasma Physics. These areas align with the institute's core working groups including Relativistic Laser Plasma Theory, Quantum Field Theory at highest intensities, and Atomic physics with highly charged ions and X-rays, emphasizing experimental and theoretical studies of high-intensity laser-matter interactions.

The institute operates cutting-edge facilities such as the POLARIS Laser, JETI40 Laser, and JETI200 Laser systems, alongside collaborations with major external infrastructures including the ESR Storage Ring and HITRAP at GSI. Simon contributes to this ecosystem exploring fundamental physics under extreme electromagnetic fields.