Laser assisted electron dynamics

Abstract

I must firstly thank my supervisor, Professor Anatoli Kheifets, for without his time, effort, and guidance this project would not be possible. Thanks is also heartily due to Professor Igor Bray and the members of the Curtin University Institute of Theoretical Physics for access to the convergent close-coupling code base and their continued support in its use. I must also thank those who funded and orchestrated the Dunbar scholarship. Without their generosity I would not have had the opportunity to undertake my Honours year studies at the ANU. I also acknowledge the members of the School Computer Unit for their help in setting up technological access and all of the staff at the Pawsey Centre and the NCI for their continued efforts in providing the computational infrastructure that this project so heavily relied upon. Now I would like to that all those of whom their efforts helped to keep me (comparatively) sane throughout this year. Sam and Edmund for organising the Fenner Hall and ANU based table tennis. The many, many games played were a most welcome alternative to the hours spent on a computer and was a great source of challenge and fun. Brian, Ashley, and Ee-Faye for their efforts in running the Fenner Hall Ensemble. It was great to be able to crack out the ol' saxophone and be a part of such a fun and talented group. Yifa, Sihui, Yi, Abhijeet, Satomi, and Kirsty for their friendship and regular conversation over dinner. Helen, for her continued moral support from afar and hours upon hours worth of Skype and Facebook messages. Josh, for his lasting assistance throughout the year and in hunting down typos. Finally, I would like to thank Lunch Lord (or equivalent title) Matt and all my fellow Honours students. Each other's support made coursework all the more bearable and the weekly lunches with the ridiculous discussions they entailed were always a highlight. We all got there eventually! This work was supported by resources provided by the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre and the National Computing Infrastructure.