Gibson, George

We are studying the behavior of atoms and molecules in intense laser fields using ultra-fast time resolved techniques with the ultimate goal of producing highly excited electronic states using non-resonant multiphoton ionization.

Education:

• Ph.D., Physics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 1990.
• B.A., Physics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, 1983.

Employment:

• January 2008 – June 2008, Visiting Professor, ICFO – Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, Spain
• September 1993 - Present, Professor, Physics, University of Connecticut
• September 1990 - August 1993 Institute for Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland at College Park, and Visiting Scientist, Bell Laboratories

Professional Memberships:

• American Physical Society (APS).
• Optical Society of America (OSA).
• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Honors:

• Bell Laboratories Ph.D. Fellowship (1983).
• ARCS Foundation Scholarship (1983).
• NSF Early Career Development Award (1994).
• Cottrell Scholars Award (1996).
• APS Outstanding Referee (2008).

Selected Publications

1. “Observation of a New Inner-Orbital Molecular Transition at 55.8 nm in N₂²⁺ Produced by Multiphoton Coupling,” G. Gibson, T. S. Luk, A. McPherson, K. Boyer, and C. K. Rhodes, Phys. Rev. A 40, 2378 (1989).
2. “Dynamics of the High-Intensity Multiphoton Ionization of N₂,” G. N. Gibson, R. R. Freeman, and T. J. McIlrath, Phys. Rev. Lett. 67, 1230 (1991).
3. “Verification of the Dominant Role of Resonant Enhancement in Short-Pulse Multiphoton Ionization,” G. N. Gibson, T. J. McIlrath, and R. R. Freeman, Phys. Rev. Lett. 69, 1904 (1992).
4. “Strong-Field Dissociation and Ionization of H₂⁺ Using Ultrashort Laser Pulses,” G. N. Gibson, M. Li, C. Guo, and J. Neira, Phys. Rev. Lett. 79, 2022 (1997).
5. “Tunneling Ionization Rates from Arbitrary Potential Wells,” G. N. Gibson, G. Dunne, and K. J. Bergquist, Phys. Rev. Lett. 81, 2663 (1998).
6. “Ultrafast Electron Dynamics in Femtosecond Optical Breakdown of Dielectrics,” M. Li, S. Menon, J. P. Nibarger, G. N. Gibson, Phys. Rev. Lett. 82, 2394 (1999).
7. “Charge Asymmetric Dissociation Induced by Sequential and Non-sequential Strong Field Ionization,” C. Guo, M. Li, and G. N. Gibson, Phys. Rev. Lett. 82, 2492 (1999).
8. “Direct Observation of Excited State Fragments Following Molecular Ionization and Dissociation in Strong Fields,” J. P. Nibarger, M. Li, S. Menon, and G. N. Gibson, Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 4975 (1999).
9. “New themes and audiences for the physics of music,” G. N. Gibson and I. D. Johnston, Physics Today, January 2002, pg. 42.
10. “Multiphoton π pulses,” G. N. Gibson, Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, 263001 (2002).
11. “Strong-field induced vibrational coherence in the ground electronic state of hot I_2,” L. Fang and G. N. Gibson, Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 103003 (2008).

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