Doctoral Candidates (DCs)

As part of PANIONS, I am excited to continue developing as an experimental physicist within an international and collaborative research environment. I am particularly interested in advancing the understanding of negative ions through high-resolution laser spectroscopy and related experimental approaches. PANIONS represents an important opportunity for me to broaden my scientific perspective, strengthen my research profile, and contribute to a field with both fundamental and applied relevance.

David Cabello Soto

DC1: High-resolution laser photodetachment spectroscopy of negative ions

University of Gothenburg (UGOT)

My studies in Physics began in my hometown, Cuernavaca, where I studied at the Autonomous University of the State of Morelos (UAEM). During my undergraduate years, I joined the Low-Temperature Plasma Laboratory at National University of México (UNAM), first through my social service and later as part of my research training. There, I contributed to the design and development of a plasma teaching device, and around the same time I carried out my first research project on the photodetachment of oxygen negative ions as part of my bachelor’s thesis. That was when I realized I wanted to continue in experimental physics.

I later completed a Master’s degree in Physics at UNAM, where I continued to specialize in plasma physics and negative ion studies. My Master’s thesis focused on the negative ionic species of water vapor formed in the Townsend avalanche using the photodetachment technique.

Supervisor: Prof. Dag Hanstrop

CERN / Switzerland

Supervisor: Sebastian Rothe

Duration: 3 months

Purpose: Measurements of electron affinities of radioactive isotopes will be performed at the ISOLDE facility

Hubner Photonics / Germany

Supervisor: Korbinian Hens

Duration: 3 months

Purpose: Acquire experience in the management of lasers in an industrial environment.