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Charles Kirkham Rhodes, Ph.D.

Professor and Director

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office: 2140 SES
office phone: 312.996.4868

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Bio:

Charles K. Rhodes is the Albert A. Michelson Professor of Physics at the University of Illinois-Chicago, where he directs the Laboratory for X-Ray Microimaging and Bioinformatics. He received his Ph.D. in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1969. Rhodes also holds concurrent appointments in the departments of Bioengineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering at UIC.

Education:

B.Sc.: Electrical Engineering. Conrerll University, 1963
M.Sc.: Physics. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1965
Ph.D.: Physics. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1969

Research Interests: High energy desnity states of matter.

Selected Publications:

  • Saturated multikilovolt x-ray amplification with Xe clusters: single-pulse observation of Xe(L) spectral hole burning, J. Phys. B 36, L285-L294 (2003).
  • Ultrabright multikilovolt coherent tunable x-ray source at ~ 2.71-2.93 Angstroms, J. Phys. B 36, 3433-3455 (2003).
  • Ultraviolet-infrared wavelength scalings for strong field induced L-shell emissions from Kr and Xe clusters, J. Phys. B 35, L461-468 (2002).
  • Bifurcation mode of relativistic and charge-displacement self-channelling, J. Phys. B 34, 2167-2176 (2001).
  • An efficient, selective collisional ejection mechanism for inner-shell population inversion in laser-driven plasmas, J. Phys. B 34, 297-319 (2001).
  • Dynamics of optimized stable channel formation of intense laser pulses with the relativistic/charge-displacement mechanism, J. Phys. B 32, 3511-3525 (1999).
  • Pump laser wavelength-dependent control of the efficiency of kilovolt x-ray emission from atomic clusters, J. Phys. B 31, 5031-5051 (1998).
  • Stable relativistic/charge-displacement channels in ultrahigh power density (~ 10^21 W/cm^3) plasmas, PNAS 95, 7854-7859 (1998).
  • Evidence of enhanced multiphoton (248 nm) coupling from single-pulse energy measurements of Xe(L) emission induced from Xe clusters, J. Phys. B 30, L767-L775 (1997).
  • Short-pulse amplification at 745 nm in Ti:sapphire with a continuously tunable regenerative amplifier, Appl. Opt. 36, 7752-7755 (1997).
  • Wavelength dependence of multiphoton-induced Xe(M) and Xe(L) emissions from Xe clusters, J. Phys. B 30, 2707-2716 (1997).
  • High-brightness terawatt KrF* (248 nm) system, Appl. Phys. B 64, 643-646 (1997).
  • Measurement of 160-fs, 248-nm pulses by two-photon fluorescence in fused-silica crystals, Appl. Opt. 36, 3421-3424 (1997).
  • Production of ultrahigh power densities with channeled propagation at 248nm in underdense plasmas, Prog. Crystal Growth and Charact. 33, 217-223 (1996).
  • Biomedical three-dimensional holographic microimaging at visible, ultraviolet and X-ray wavelengths, Nature Medicine 2, 939-941 (1996).
  • Competition between multiphoton Xenon cluster excitation and plasma wave Raman scattering at 248 nm, J. Phys. B 29, L291-L297 (1996).
  • Z-lambda imaging of Xe(M) and Xe(L) emissions from channelled propagation of intense femtosecond 248 nm pulses in a Xe cluster target, J. Phys. B 29, L113-L118 (1996).
  • Intensity dependence of the multiphoton-induced Xe(L) spectrum produced by subpicosecond 248 nm excitation of Xe clusters, J. Phys. B 29, L43-L50 (1996).
  • Dynamical orbital collapse drives super x-ray emission, J. Phys. B 29, 247-255 (1996).
  • Ultrahigh power compression for x-ray amplification: multiphoton cluster excitation combined with nonlinear channeled propagation, J. Phys. B 28, 2143-2158 (1995).
  • Stability analysis of relativistic and charge-displacement self-channeling of intense laser-pulses in underdense plasmas, Plasma Phys. Control Fusion 37, 569-597 (1995).
  • Stable self-channeling of intense ultraviolet pulses in underdense plasma, producing channels exceeding 100 rayleigh lengths, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 11, 1941-1947 (1994).
  • Superstrong coherent multielectron intense-field interaction, J. Phys. B 27, L633-L636 (1994).
  • X-ray superradiance from multiphoton excited clusters, J. Phys. B 27, L637-L641 (1994).
  • Evidence for coherent electron motions in multiphoton x-ray-production from Kr and Xe clusters, J. Phys. B 27, 4373-4389 (1994).
  • Multielectron ejection of inner-shell electrons through multiphoton excitation of clusters, J. Phys. B 27, 4391-4400 (1994).
  • Multiphoton-induced x-ray-emission at 4-5 keV from Xe atoms with multiple core vacancies, Nature 370, 631-634 (1994).
  • Multiphoton Induced X-Ray Emission from Kr Clusters on M-Shell (~100 Angstroms) and L-Shell (~6 Angstroms) Transitions, Phys. Rev. Lett. 72, 1810-1813 (1994).
  • Comparison of kinetic energy distributions and ionic fragment yields of CO2 and N2O arising from coulomb explosions induced by multiphoton ionization and fast-ion impact, Phys. Rev. A 48, 1359-1363 (1993).
  • High-brightness subpicosecond terawatt KrF* system driven with a frequency-converted self-mode-locked pulse-compressed Ti:Al2O3 laser, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 10, 1180-1184 (1993).
  • X-ray emission from a 650-fs laser-produced barium plasma, Phys. Rev. E 47, 4349-4353(1993).
  • Fourier-transform holographic microscope, Appl. Opt. 31, 4973-4978 (1992).
  • Method of concentration of power in materials for x-ray amplification, Appl. Opt. 31, 3433-3437 (1992).
  • Isotopic studies of atomic site selectivity in molecular multiphoton ionization of N2O, Phys. Rev. A 45, 6744-6747 (1992).
  • Relativistic and charge-displacement self-channeling of intense ultrashort laser-pulses in plasmas, Phys. Rev. A 45, 5830-5845 (1992).
  • Observation of Relativistic and Charge-Displacement Self-Channeling of Intense Subpicosecond Ultraviolet (248 nm) Radiation in Plasmas, Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 2309-2312 (1992).
  • Observation of density-enhanced dielectronic satellite spectra produced during subpicosecond laser-matter interactions, Phys. Rev. A 45, 1569-1574 (1992).
  • Plasma production from ultraviolet-transmitting targets using subpicosecond ultraviolet-radiation, Opt. Lett. 16, 1261-1263 (1991).
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  • High-intensity generation of 9-13 Angstrom x-rays from BaF2 targets, Appl. Phys. Lett. 59, 777-778 (1991).
  • Measurement of energy penetration depth of subpicosecond laser energy into solid density matter, Appl. Phys. Lett. 59, 534-536 (1991).
  • Generation of coherent extreme-ultraviolet and infrared radiation using six-wave mixing in Argon, Phys. Rev. A 43, 371-375 (1991).
  • High-Power Ultrafast Excimer Lasers, J. of Appl. Phys. 69, R1-R19 (1991).
  • Stabilization of relativistic self-focusing of intense subpicosecond ultraviolet pulses in plasmas, Phys. Rev. Lett. 65, 1753-1756 (1990).
  • Tunneling ionization in the multiphoton regime, Phys. Rev. A 41, 5049-5052 (1990).
  • Prospects for x-ray amplification with charge-displacement self-channeling, IEEE J. Quant. Electron. 25, 2423-2430 (1989).
  • Ultrahigh-intensity KrF* laser system, Opt. Lett. 14, 1113-1115 (1989).
  • Observation of a new inner-orbital molecular-transition at 55.8-nm in N2(2)+ produced by multiphoton coupling, Phys. Rev. A 40, 2378-2384 (1989).
  • Kinetic energy distributions of ionic fragments produced by subpicosecond multiphoton ionization of N-2, Phys. Rev. A 39, 1186-1192(1989).
  • Multiphoton dissociative ionization of molecular deuterium, Phys. Rev. A 38, 6180 (1988).
  • Multiphoton ultraviolet spectroscopy of some 6p levels in krypton, Phys. Rev. A 21, 1453 (1980).
  • Collisional and radiative properties of the H2E,F1Sig+ state, Phys. Rev. A 21, 607 (1980).
  • Observation of two-photon excitation of the H2E,F1Sig+ state, Phys. Rev. Lett. 40, 309 (1978).
  • Stimulated emission at 9.75 micrometers following two-photon excitation of fluoride, Appl. Phys. Lett. 32, 221 (1978).