Edwin
Kukk
Professor, Materials Research Laboratory
Professor, Head of Materials Research Laboratory

Contact

+358 29 450 4281
+358 50 339 6892
Vesilinnantie 5
20500
Turku

Areas of expertise

Synchrotron radiation
free-electron-lasers
ion mass spectroscopy
electron spectroscopy
coincidence spectroscopy
molecular dynamics
photoionization
photodissociation
ultrafast processes
femtochemistry
radiation damage
molecular structure;

Research

My research is focussed on fundamental studies of the interaction of small quantum systems (such as molecules, multimers of biomolecules, small clusters) with light -- x-rays and ionizing UV radiation.The ultrafast processes that occur in the femtosecond-scale following the absorption of energy are the key for understanding many phenomena such as radiation damage in DNA and other biomolecules, light-activated processes (such as vision or many catalytic processes) but also the action and efficiency of radiosensitizing agents in cancer therapy.

Our research is based on advanced spectroscopic methods such as multiparticle coincidence spectroscopy, actively utilizing large international infrastructures: SACLA free-electron laser in Japan,  EuXFEL in Germany, MAX-IV synchrotron in Sweden. We are also active in designing and building new instruments for these facilities. The research is carried out withing the framework of large international collaborations, closely involving also theoretical calculations and modeling.

Publications

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Time-Resolved Probing of the Iodobenzene C-Band Using XUV-Induced Electron Transfer Dynamics (2024)

ACS Physical Chemistry Au
Unwin, James; Razmus, Weronika O.; Allum, Felix; Harries, James R.; Kumagai, Yoshiaki; Nagaya, Kiyonobu; Britton, Mathew; Brouard, Mark; Bucksbaum, Philip; Fushitani, Mizuho; Gabalski, Ian; Gejo, Tatsuo; Hockett, Paul; Howard, Andrew J.; Iwayama, Hiroshi; Kukk, Edwin; Lam, Chow-shing; McManus, Joseph; Minns, Russell S.; Niozu, Akinobu; Nishimuro, Sekito; Niskanen, Johannes; Owada, Shigeki; Pickering, James D.; Rolles, Daniel; Somper, James; Ueda, Kiyoshi; Wada, Shin-ichi; Walmsley, Tiffany; Woodhouse, Joanne L.; Forbes, Ruaridh; Burt, Michael; Warne, Emily M.
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )

The Role of Momentum Partitioning in Covariance Ion Imaging Analysis (2024)

Journal of Physical Chemistry A
Walmsley Tiffany, McManus Joseph W., Kumagai Yoshiaki, Nagaya Kiyonobu, Harries James, Iwayama Hiroshi, Ashfold Michael N. R., Britton Mathew, Bucksbaum Philip H., Downes-Ward Briony, Driver Taran, Heathcote David, Hockett Paul, Howard Andrew J., Lee Jason W. L., Liu Yuson, Kukk Edwin, Milesevic Dennis, Minns Russell S., Niozu Akinobu, Niskanen Johannes, Orr-Ewing Andrew J., Owada Shigeki, Robertson Patrick A., Rolles Daniel, Rudenko Artem, Ueda Kiyoshi, Unwin James, Vallance Claire, Brouard Mark, Burt Michael, Allum Felix, Forbes Ruaridh
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )

Ultrafast nuclear dynamics in double-core-ionized water molecules (2024)

Physical Review A
Ismail, Iyas; Inhester, Ludger; Marchenko, Tatiana; Trinter, Florian; Verma, Abhishek; De Fanis, Alberto; Ferte, Anthony; Rivas, Daniel E.; Peng, Dawei; Koulentianos, Dimitris; Kukk, Edwin; Penent, Francis; Doumy, Gilles; Sansone, Giuseppe; Bozek, John D.; Li, Kai; Young, Linda; Ilchen, Markus; Piancastelli, Maria Novella; Meyer, Michael; Velasquez, Nicolas; Travnikova, Oksana; Boll, Rebecca; Guillemin, Renaud; Doerner, Reinhard; Taieb, Richard; Dold, Simon; Carniato, Stephane; Baumann, Thomas M.; Mazza, Tommaso; Ovcharenko, Yevheniy; Puettner, Ralph; Simon, Marc
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )

Exploring the ultrafast and isomer-dependent photodissociation of iodothiophenes via site-selective ionization (2024)

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
Razmus Weronika O., Allum Felix, Harries James, Kumagai Yoshiaki, Nagaya Kiyonobu, Bhattacharyya Surjendu, Britton Mathew, Brouard Mark, Bucksbaum Philip H., Cheung Kieran, Crane Stuart W., Fushitani Mizuho, Gabalski Ian, Gejo Tatsuo, Ghrist Aaron, Heathcote David, Hikosaka Yasumasa, Hishikawa Akiyoshi, Hockett Paul, Jones Ellen, Kukk Edwin, Iwayama Hiroshi, Lam Huynh V. S., McManus Joseph W., Milesevic Dennis, Mikosch Jochen, Minemoto Shinichirou, Niozu Akinobu, Orr-Ewing Andrew J., Owada Shigeki, Rolles Daniel, Rudenko Artem, Townsend Dave, Ueda Kiyoshi, Unwin James, Vallance Claire, Venkatachalam Anbu, Wada Shin-ichi, Walmsley Tiffany, Warne Emily M., Woodhouse Joanne L., Burt Michael, Ashfold Michael N. R., Minns Russell S., Forbes Ruaridh
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )

Time-resolved photoelectron diffraction imaging of methanol photodissociation involving molecular hydrogen ejection (2024)

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
Yoshikawa, Kazuki; Kanno, Manabu; Xue, Hao; Kishimoto, Naoki; Goto, Soki; Ota, Fukiko; Tamura, Yoshiaki; Trinter, Florian; Fehre, Kilian; Kaiser, Leon; Stindl, Jonathan; Tsitsonis, Dimitrios; Schoeffler, Markus; Doerner, Reinhard; Boll, Rebecca; Erk, Benjamin; Mazza, Tommaso; Mullins, Terence; Rivas, Daniel E.; Schmidt, Philipp; Usenko, Sergey; Meyer, Michael; Wang, Enliang; Rolles, Daniel; Rudenko, Artem; Kukk, Edwin; Jahnke, Till; Diaz-Tendero, Sergio; Martin, Fernando; Hatada, Keisuke; Ueda, Kiyoshi
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )

Photodissociation of bromine-substituted nitroimidazole radiosensitizers (2023)

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
Pihlava Lassi, Berholts Marta, Niskanen Johannes, Vladyka Anton, Kooser Kuno, Stråhlman Christian, Eng-Johnsson Per, Kivimäki Antti, Kukk Edwin
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))