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Attosecond science

Nature Physics volume 3, pages 381–387 (2007)Cite this article

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The motion of electrons on the atomic scale has been hidden from direct experimental access until recently. We review the revolution in technology that opened the door to real-time observation and time-domain control of atomic-scale electron dynamics, and address the expected implications of having the tools to monitor electrons with sub-atomic resolution in both space and time.

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Figure 1: Shorter and shorter.
Figure 2: Creating an attosecond pulse.
Figure 3: Generation of a single or twin attosecond photon pulse.
Figure 4: Orbital tomography.
Figure 5: Excitation and relaxation.

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This research was supported by the DFG cluster of excellence Munich Centre for Advanced Photonics – MAP (www.munich-photonics.de).

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