Lorenzo Rigutti

Title: Lorenzo Rigutti and Terahertz-Driven Atom-Probe Innovation.

Introduction

Lorenzo Rigutti is an inventor based in Bois-Guillaume, France. His work includes a patent for a tomographic atom probe that uses terahertz pulses to support the analysis of materials at the nanoscale.

Latest Patents

Rigutti is associated with 1 patent, titled “Tomographic Atom Probe with Terahertz Pulse Generator.” The invention describes an analysis chamber for examining a nanotip sample mounted on an anti-vibration support. The nanotip is maintained between 0 kelvin and ambient temperature and biased at an adjustable voltage between 1 and 15 kilovolts. A position-sensitive, time-of-flight ion detector records the ions produced during analysis.

The device generates intense, single-cycle, ultrashort terahertz pulses and focuses them onto the nanotip. This process causes atoms to evaporate through field effects without thermal effects. The pulses are generated using a femtosecond pulsed laser that emits high-power ultrashort optical pulses at a high repetition rate.

Career Highlights

Rigutti’s listed professional affiliations include the National Institute of Applied Sciences of Rouen and the University of Rouen Normandy. His patent reflects work at the intersection of terahertz technology, laser systems, and tomographic atom-probe analysis.

Collaborations

His listed coworkers include Angela Vella and Jonathan Houard, whose names are associated with his professional and research network.

Conclusion

Lorenzo Rigutti’s patent presents a terahertz-based approach to atom-probe analysis, using ultrashort pulses to enable field-driven evaporation while avoiding thermal effects.