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Nature Physics 4, 350 - 351 (2008)
doi:10.1038/nphys957

Subject Categories: Optical physics | Atomic and molecular physics

Attosecond physics: Ultrafast goes ultralong

John W. G. Tisch1

  1. John W. g. tisch is in the Physics Department, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
    e-mail: john.tisch@imperial.ac.uk


A systematic study of ionization and high harmonic generation in strong laser fields at long wavelengths confirms predictions made 40 years ago, and has important implications for the development of attosecond light sources.

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