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Nature Physics 5, 93–94 (1 February 2009) | doi:10.1038/nphys1191

Ultrafast science: Attosecond plasma optics

Fabien Qu|[eacute]|r|[eacute]|

Ultrashort light pulses can temporally resolve the evolution of dynamical systems such as excited molecules. Resolving faster and faster processes obviously requires shorter and shorter light pulses.