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Nature Photonics 2, 272 - 273 (2008)
doi:10.1038/nphoton.2008.62

Laser-generated plasmas: Probing plasma dynamics

P. B. Corkum1

  1. P. B. corkum is at the University of Ottawa and the National Research Council of Canada, both located in Ottawa, Canada.
    e-mail: Paul.Corkum@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca


Researchers in Germany have shown that an ultrafast electron beam can be used to probe the dynamics of laser-generated plasmas with picosecond resolution.


The field of atomic and molecular physics shares many features with plasma physics. Both deal with electrons and ions, as well as electric and magnetic fields.

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