Norio Takemoto

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E-mail:norio(at)noriotakemoto.com
norio.takemoto(at)gmail.com
Web site:https://noriotakemoto.com

CV

Research Appointments

February 2018 - March 2025
Fellow Postdoc
In the group of Prof. Brett Esry
Department of Physics / James R. Macdonald Laboratory, Kansas State University
(Manhattan, KS, USA)
November 2016 - November 2017
Visiting Scientist (postdoctoral researcher)
In the group of Prof. David J. Tannor
Department of Chemical Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science
(Rehovot, Israel)
August 2014 - October 2016
Guest Scientist (postdoctoral researcher)
In the group of Prof. Jan-Michael Rost
Division Finite Systems,
Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems
(Dresden, Germany)
June 2014 - August 2014
Unpaid Affiliate
To Prof. Jan-Michael Rost
Division Finite Systems,
Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems
(Dresden, Germany)
January 2013 - May 2014
Group Leader
Attosecond Theory Junior Research Group,
Max Planck Center for Attosecond Science
(Pohang, Republic of Korea)
March 2011 - December 2012
Postdoctoral Fellow (Dean of Faculty Fellowship)
In the group of Prof. David J. Tannor
Department of Chemical Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science
(Rehovot, Israel)
November 2008 - March 2011
Postdoctoral Research Associate
In the group of Prof. Andreas Becker
JILA, University of Colorado at Boulder
(Boulder, U.S.A.)
April 2008 - October 2008
Guest Scientist (postdoctoral researcher)
In the group of Prof. Andreas Becker
 Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems
(Dresden, Germany)

Teaching

Fall 2018
Primary Studio Instructor
Engineering Physics 1 (PHYS213)
Department of Physics, Kansas State University
(Manhattan, KS, USA)

Adjunct Affiliations

April 2013 - May 2013
Visiting Scientist
In the group of Prof. David J. Tannor
Department of Chemical Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science
(Rehovot, Israel)
March 2013 - May 2014
Adjunct Professor
Department of Physics,
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
(Pohang, Republic of Korea)

Degrees

March 2008
Doctor of Science (The University of Tokyo)
March 2005
Master of Science (The University of Tokyo)
March 2003
Bachelor of Science (The University of Tokyo)

Education

2005-2008
Doctor course student supervised by Prof. Kaoru Yamanouchi
Department of Chemistry, School of Science, the University of Tokyo
(Tokyo, Japan)
2003-2005
Master course student supervised by Prof. Kaoru Yamanouchi
Department of Chemistry, School of Science, the University of Tokyo
1999-2003
Undergraduate student
The University of Tokyo
(2002-2003: supervised by Prof. Kaoru Yamanouchi)
(2001-2003: Department of Chemistry, School of Science)

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Papers

  1. Three-dimensional alignment of asymmetric-top molecules induced by polarization-shaped optimal laser pulses
    M. Yoshida, N. Takemoto, Y. Ohtsuki
    Phys. Rev. A 98, 053434 (2018)
    [link to article]
  2. Photoelectron momentum distributions of atomic and molecular systems in strong circularly or elliptically polarized laser fields
    Pei-Lun He, Norio Takemoto, Feng He
    Phys. Rev. A 91, 063413 (2015)
    [link to article]
  3. Phase space approach to laser-driven electronic wavepacket propagation
    N. Takemoto, A. Shimshovitz, D.J. Tannor
    J. Chem. Phys. (Communication) 137, 011102 (2012)
    [link to article] (Top 20 most downloaded in July 2012) (JCP Editors' Choice for 2012)
  4. Strong field electron emission from fixed in space H2+ ions
    M. Odenweller, N. Takemoto, A. Vredenborg, K. Cole, K. Pahl, J. Titze, L.Ph.H. Schmidt, T. Jahnke, R. Dörner, A. Becker
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 143004 (2011)
    [link to article] (Featured in New Scientist issue 2830)
  5. Time-resolved view on charge-resonance-enhanced ionization
    N. Takemoto, A. Becker
    Phys. Rev. A 84, 023401 (2011)
    [link to article]
  6. Visualization and interpretation of attosecond electron dynamics in laser-driven hydrogen molecular ion using Bohmian trajectories
    N. Takemoto, A. Becker
    J. Chem. Phys. 134, 074309 (2011)
    [link to article]
  7. Multiple ionization bursts in laser-driven hydrogen molecular ion
    N. Takemoto, A. Becker
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 203004 (2010)
    [link to article]
  8. Fixing chiral molecules in space by intense two-color phase-locked laser fields
    N. Takemoto, K. Yamanouchi
    Chem. Phys. Lett. 451, 1 (2008)
    [link to article]

Book Chapters

  1. Phase Space Approach to Solving the Schrödinger Equation: Thinking Inside the Box
    D.J. Tannor, N. Takemoto, A. Shimshovitz
    Chapter 1 in Advances in Chemical Physics (Volume 156, pp 1-34)
    Eds. S. A. Rice and A. R. Dinner (Wiley, 2015)
    [link to book] [link to chapter]
  2. Observation and control of electron dynamics in molecules
    A. Becker, F. He, A. Picón, C. Ruiz, N. Takemoto, A. Jaroń-Becker
    Chapter 12 in Attosecond Physics: Attosecond Measurements and Control of Physical Systems (Springer Series in Optical Sciences Volume 177, 2013, pp 207-229)
    Eds. Luis Plaja, Ricardo Torres, Amelle Zaïr (Springer, 2013)
    [link to book] [link to chapter]

Conference Proceedings

  1. Attosecond intramolecular electron dynamics
    A. Becker, N. Takemoto, A. Picón, A. Jaroń-Becker
    EPJ Web of Conferences, 41, 02008 (2013)
    (Invited, Peer-reviewed) [link to article]
  2. Control of rotational motion of asymmetric top molecules
    N. Takemoto, T. Sako, K. Yamanouchi
    Bussei Kenkyu 84, 493 (2005)
    (Not peer-reviewed) [link to article]

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