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Nature Physics 4, 515 - 516 (2008)
doi:10.1038/nphys1005
Subject Categories: Optical physics | Atomic and molecular physics | Techniques and instrumentation
Attoscience: An attosecond stopwatch
Matthias Kling1 & Ferenc Krausz1,2
- Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Hans-Kopfermann-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
- Department für Physik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Coulombwall 1, 85748 Garching, Germany.
Correspondence to: Matthias Kling1 e-mail: matthias.kling@mpq.mpg.de
Correspondence to: Ferenc Krausz1,2 e-mail: krausz@lmu.de
Abstract
The motion of electrons inside, around and between atoms can be captured with attosecond time resolution. A technique has now been demonstrated that can reveal electron dynamics even without attosecond light flashes.
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