Gerd Bergmann works in the field of low dimensional systems, such as very thin metal films. At low temperatures the electrons in such a system behave as waves and show interference phenomena. He uses this interference in the presence of a magnetic field to study the dynamics of the conduction electrons in real time on a time scale of pico-seconds. Recently he used this real-time spectroscopy to investigate and discover magnetic surface impurities.

Diplom (M.S.), University of Göttigen, 1963; Ph.D., University of Göttingen, 1965; Habilitation, University of Köln, 1972.

Department of Physics & Astronomy
Office: SSC 215D
Tel: (213) 740-1116
Fax: (213) 740-6653
Lab: SSC 213
Labe phone: (213) 740-1112
bergmann@usc.edu

Personal page:

http://physics.usc.edu/~bergmann/