Türker Topçu - Kansas State University
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Türker Topçu Contact Information 229 Cardwell Hall J. R. MacDonald Laboratory Department of Physics Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 66506-2601 USA Phone: (785) 532-1635 E-mail: turker@phys.ksu.edu Citizenship Turkey Date of Birth 14th June 1980 Position Postdoctoral Research Associate in computational atomic and molecular physics Education Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey B.Sc. (Honors), Physics, June, 2002 (summa cum laude) Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA M.Sc., Physics, August, 2005 PhD, Physics, August, 2007 Academic Experience July 2002 - August 2007 Auburn University Graduate Research Assistant under Prof. Francis Robicheaux August 2007 - present Postdoctoral Research Associate working with Prof. Chii-Dong Lin Kansas State University Teaching Experience Spring 1999 Tutored/assisted undergraduate lectures on ’Mathematical Methods in Physics’ Marmara University Fall 2000/2001 Tutored/assisted undergraduate lectures on ’Statistical Physics’ Marmara University Fall/Spring 2000 Tutored/assisted undergraduate lectures on ’Quantum Mechanics I/II’ Marmara University Fall 2002 Taught Engineering Physics Lab. I - PHY 6600 Auburn University Honors and Awards 2005 Listed in Chancellor’s List for academic excellence 2006 Listed in Chancellor’s List for academic excellence Professional Memberships American Physical Society National Scholars Honor Society Alpha Theta Chi Collegiate Honor Society Research Interests My research interests have so far covered a range of problems whose solution utilized numerical propagation of time-dependent Schrödinger equation for non-perturbative treatment of fundamental atomic phenomena, such as electron-impact ionization and single and double photo-ionization of one and two electrons atoms. I have tested and used several numerical schemes for time propagation of the time-dependent Schrödinger equation and interested in development of more efficient propagation schemes. Lately, I have been working on problems which involve Rydberg atoms. I have been interested in investigating atomic processes in Rydberg atoms, such as Rydberg-Rydberg interaction, electronimpact ionization, and cascade/excitation/ionization in static external fields in Rydberg atoms. I am also interested in manipulation of Rydberg atoms and wave packets via time dependent external fields, such as microwaves. Recently, I have started to work on problems involving interactions of atoms with strong laser fields and a variety of rich and interesting phenomena that result from such interactions. Partcularly, I am interested in high-order harmonic generation from atoms and molecules and effects of propagation in macroscopic media that effect the high-harmonic sprectra. Publications Chaotic ionization of a highly excited hydrogen atom in parallel electric and magnetic fields Türker Topçu and Francis Robicheaux, Accepted for publication in J. Phys. B The time-dependent close-coupling method for atomic and molecular collision processes Michael S. Pindzola, F. Robicheaux, Stuart D. Loch, J. C. Berengut, T. Topçu, J. Colgan, M. Foster, D. C. Griffin, Connor P. Ballance, R. Schultz, T. Minami, N. R. Badnell, M. C. Witthoeft, D. R. Plante, D. M. Mitnik, J. Ludlow and U. Kleiman, J. Phys. B 40, R39 (2007) Electron impact ionization of highly excited hydrogen-like ions in a collinear s-wave model T. Topçu, M. S. Pindzola, C. P. Ballance, D. C. Griffin and F. Robicheaux, Phys. Rev. A 74, 062708 (2006) Radiative cascade of highly excited hydrogen atoms in strong magnetic fields Türker Topçu and Francis Robicheaux, Phys. Rev. A 73, 043405 (2006) The search for oscillations in the near threshold photo-double ionization cross section of helium U. Kleiman, T. Topçu, M. S. Pindzola, and F. Robicheaux, J. Phys. B 39, L61 (2006) Simulation of Coherent interactions between Rydberg Atoms F. Robicheaux, J. V. Hernandez, T. Topçu, L. D. Noordam, Phys. Rev. A 70, 042703 (2004) Conference talks and posters Talks Talk at the 36th Meeting of the Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, May 2005, Lincoln, NE Electron-impact ionization of hydrogen-like ions in line land model T. Topçu, M. S. Pindzola, and F. Robicheaux Talk at the 37th Meeting of the Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, May 2006, Knoxville, TN Ionization of a highly excited hydrogen atom in parallel electric and magnetic fields Türker Topçu and Francis Robicheaux Talk at the winter workshop on atomic physics, Rollins College, Winter Park, FL, Jan (2005) Double photoionization cross section of helium near threshold Türker Topçu and Francis Robicheaux Posters Poster at the 37th EGAS Conference, August 3-6 2005, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland Double photoionization cross Section of helium near threshold U. Kleiman, T. Topçu, M. S. Pindzola, and F. Robicheaux Research in Progress Multiphoton population transfer in alkali Rydberg atoms using a chirped microwave field Türker Topçu and Francis Robicheaux Selective field ionization of alkali Rydberg atoms in strong magnetic fields Türker Topçu and Francis Robicheaux Computer Experience I have experience with both Windows and UNIX environments and a wide range of data visualization software. I am a proficient and experienced programmer in C/C++ (7 yrs) and have developed all the codes that were used in my research from scratch. I also have a working knowledge of IDL. I have experiencing in programming and running codes on parallel machines, and on smaller clusters. I have programmed and run parallel TDCC codes at NERSC and at the Beowulf cluster of College of Science and Mathematics at Auburn University. References Letters of reference can be requested from Prof. Francis Robicheaux Department of Physics 206 Allison Lab Auburn AL 36849 USA phone: (334) 844-4366 robicfj@auburn.edu Prof. Michael S. Pindzola Department of Physics 206 Allison Lab Auburn AL 36849 USA phone: (334) 844 4127 pindzola@physics.auburn.edu Prof. Zikri Altun Marmara University College of Science and Letters Department of Physics Göztepe 81040 Istanbul, Turkey phone: (+90) 216 346 4553/1384 zikalt@superonline.com
