Biography:

Dr. Zhu earned his B.S. and Ph. D. degrees from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in 1994 and 1999. He subsequently worked at Department of Modern Physics in USTC as a lecturer (1999-2001), an Associated professor (2002-2007) and a professor (2007-present). Dr. Zhu is mainly working on atomic and molecular physics, his research covers the collision spectroscopy of atoms and molecules with the probes of electron, photon and ion, as well as the X-ray Quantum Optics based on thin-film planar cavity. He pioneered the application of high-resolution inelastic X-ray scattering technique based on third-generation synchrotron radiation to the field of atomic and molecular physics. In recent years, he began the research on X-ray cavity quantum and integrated it with X-ray spectroscopy.

Research Interest:

Electronic Energy Loss Spectroscopy, Dielectronic Recombination Spectroscopy, Inelastic X-ray Scattering Spectroscopy, X-ray Quantum Optics

What You Can Expect in the Project:

Combining X-ray cavity with RIXS spectroscopy enables high-precision investigation of cavity effects on atomic inner-shell transitions. Under grazing incidence, the elongated footprint degrades the energy resolution when fluorescence is dispersed by a Von Hamos spectrometer. This project will theoretically and experimentally analyze the shape of a dispersed line source spot, investigate the causes of resolution degradation through modeling and experiments, and aim to develop strategies for resolution enhancement.

Desired skill and background:

Completed an optics course and have foundational knowledge of X-ray spectroscopy. Capable of basic programming using tools like Matlab/ python.