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Alfred Leitner

Alfred Leitner

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Materials Science

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53
Citations
15609
World Ranking
9073
National Ranking
40

Engineering and Technology

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44
Citations
14305
World Ranking
5675
National Ranking
19

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1960 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS)
  • 1958 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Alfred Leitner is affiliated with the University of Graz in Austria. The primary focus of their research is in the field of Physics and Astronomy, with subfields including Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics; Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty; Environmental Chemistry; Nuclear and High Energy Physics; and Radiation.

The scientist's work covers main topics such as:

  • Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research
  • Advanced Frequency and Time Standards
  • Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation
  • Quantum optics and atomic interactions
  • Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Nuclear physics research studies

Among the recent publications of Alfred Leitner are:

  • "Frequency ratio of the 229mTh nuclear isomeric transition and the 87Sr atomic clock", 2024, Nature
  • "Laser Excitation of the Th-229 Nucleus", 2024, Physical Review Letters
  • "Controlling 229Th isomeric state population in a VUV transparent crystal", 2024, Nature Communications
  • "Frequency ratio of the 229mTh nuclear isomeric transition and the 87Sr atomic clock", 2024, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "Experimental apparatus for detection of radiative decay of 229Th isomer from Th-doped CaF2", 2024, Interactions

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Kjeld Beeks
  • Thorsten Schumm
  • Fabian Schaden
  • Tomáš Šikorský
  • Georgy A. Kazakov

Their publications appear repeatedly in notable venues such as:

  • Nature
  • Physical Review Letters
  • Nature Communications
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Interactions

Alfred Leitner was recognized as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 1960 and also became a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1958.

Best Publications

  • Optical properties of two interacting gold nanoparticles

    W. Rechberger;A. Hohenau;A. Leitner;J.R. Krenn

  • Electromagnetic energy transport via linear chains of silver nanoparticles.

    M Quinten;A Leitner;J R Krenn;F R Aussenegg

  • Metal Nanoparticle Gratings: Influence of Dipolar Particle Interaction on the Plasmon Resonance

    B. Lamprecht;Gerburg Schider;R.T. Lechner;Harald Ditlbacher

  • Two-dimensional optics with surface plasmon polaritons

    Harald Ditlbacher;Joachim R. Krenn;Gerburg Schider;Alfred Leitner

  • Squeezing the Optical Near-Field Zone by Plasmon Coupling of Metallic Nanoparticles

    J. R. Krenn;A. Dereux;J. C. Weeber;E. Bourillot

  • Optimized surface-enhanced Raman scattering on gold nanoparticle arrays

    Nordin Félidj;Jean Aubard;Georges Lévi;Joachim R. Krenn

  • Surface plasmon propagation in microscale metal stripes

    B. Lamprecht;J. R. Krenn;G. Schider;H. Ditlbacher

  • Controlling the optical response of regular arrays of gold particles for surface-enhanced Raman scattering

    N. Félidj;J. Aubard;G. Lévi;J. R. Krenn

  • Enhanced dye fluorescence over silver island films: analysis of the distance dependence

    J. Kümmerlen;A. Leitner;H. Brunner;F.R. Aussenegg

  • Plasmon dispersion relation of Au and Ag nanowires

    Gerburg Schider;Joachim R. Krenn;Andreas Hohenau;Harald Ditlbacher

  • Spectrally coded optical data storage by metal nanoparticles.

    H Ditlbacher;B Lamprecht;A Leitner;F R Aussenegg

  • Optical properties of Ag and Au nanowire gratings

    G. Schider;J. R. Krenn;W. Gotschy;B. Lamprecht

  • Fluorescence imaging of surface plasmon fields

    Harald Ditlbacher;Joachim R. Krenn;Nordin Félidj;B. Lamprecht

  • Leakage radiation microscopy of surface plasmon polaritons

    A. Drezet;A. Hohenau;D. Koller;A. Stepanov

  • Non?diffraction-limited light transport by gold nanowires

    Joachim R. Krenn;B. Lamprecht;Harald Ditlbacher;Gerburg Schider

  • Dielectric stripes on gold as surface plasmon waveguides

    B. Steinberger;A. Hohenau;H. Ditlbacher;A. L. Stepanov

  • Design of multipolar plasmon excitations in silver nanoparticles

    J. R. Krenn;G. Schider;W. Rechberger;B. Lamprecht

  • Resonant and Off-Resonant Light-Driven Plasmons in Metal Nanoparticles Studied by Femtosecond-Resolution Third-Harmonic Generation

    B. Lamprecht;J. R. Krenn;A. Leitner;F. R. Aussenegg

  • Organic plasmon-emitting diode

    Daniel Koller;Andreas Hohenau;Harald Ditlbacher;Nicole Galler

  • Dielectric optical elements for surface plasmons

    Andreas Hohenau;Joachim R. Krenn;Andrey L. Stepanov;Aurelien Drezet

  • Enhanced substrate-induced coupling in two-dimensional gold nanoparticle arrays

    N. Félidj;J. Aubard;G. Lévi;J. R. Krenn

Frequent Co-Authors

Joachim R. Krenn
Joachim R. Krenn University of Graz
Nordin Félidj
Nordin Félidj Université Paris Cité
Emil J. W. List
Emil J. W. List Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Alain Dereux
Alain Dereux University of Burgundy
Volker Ribitsch
Volker Ribitsch University of Graz
Glenn D. Boreman
Glenn D. Boreman University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Uwe B. Sleytr
Uwe B. Sleytr BOKU University
Dietmar Pum
Dietmar Pum BOKU University
Kurt Kalcher
Kurt Kalcher University of Graz

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