The PULSE Institute (PULSE) is an independent laboratory of Stanford University, Interdisciplinary Laboratories, Centers, and Institutes. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 May 2013. <https://doresearch.stanford.edu/research-scholarship/interdisciplinary-laboratories-centers-and-institutes>. founded in 2005 for the purpose of advancing research in ultrafast science, with particular emphasis on research using the Linac Coherent Light Source at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.Controlling the Quantum World: The Science of Atoms, Molecules, and Photons. Washington, D.C.: National Academies, 2007, p.225. Print. Recent research programs include Terahertz radiation (sometimes called T-rays) ultrafast studies and attosecond pulse studies.Torrice, Michael. "Watching Electrons with Lasers." SLAC Today. N.p., Nov. 2008. Web. 01 June 2013. <http://today.slac.stanford.edu/feature/2008/hhg.asp>. It is housed in the Central Laboratory on the grounds of SLAC, and also utilizes some laboratory space on the main Stanford campus nearby. Philip H. Bucksbaum was named as the first director of PULSE.Gewin, Virginia. "Philip Bucksbaum, Director, Stanford Ultrafast Science Center, Stanford, California." Nature 439.7074 (2006): 366. Print. In 2019 David A. Reis became the PULSE director.
See also SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Stanford University Research Centers and Institutes
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