Howard Padmore

Division Deputy
Experimental Systems Group

Contact

hapadmore@lbl.govMailstop: 2R0400510-486-5787
Location(s): 002-0400C

Responsibilities

Division Deputy for Experimental Systems, ALS
Group Leader for Experimental Systems, ALS-U

Biographical Information

BSc. (Physics) 1977 U. Leicester
PhD. (Physics) 1983 U. Leicester
Staff scientist Daresbury Laboratory UK, 1982 – 1993
Group Leader for Experimental Systems ALS 1993 – present

Senior Scientist LBNL, 2007 – present

Research Interests

X-ray optics: design and development of x-ray optical systems and elements used for advancing x-ray microscopy and spectroscopy

Materials science: development of new experimental techniques for application to problems in materials science
Electron sources: development of photocathodes for production of cold electron beams for use in a range of light sources and in ultra-fast electron diffraction and microscopy

Selected Publications

– Plasmon-Enhanced Photocathode for High Brightness and High Repetition Rate X-Ray Sources.
Polyakov, A. et al., Phys. Rev. Lett., 2013. 110(7): p. 076802.

– A grazing incidence x-ray streak camera for ultrafast, single-shot measurement

Feng, J., et al., APL, 2010. 96(13): p. 134102

– 10,000 groove/mm multilayer coated grating for EUV spectroscopy.

Voronov, D.L., et al, Optics Express, 2011. 19(7): p. 6320-6325.

– Optimization of soft x-ray monochromators, Padmore, H.A., Rev. Sci. Instrum., 1989. 60(7): p. 1608-1615

– A low emittance and high efficiency visible light photocathode for high brightness accelerator-based X-ray light sources. Vecchione, et al, APL, 2011. 99: p. 034103.7): p. 6320-6325