By combining the benefits of multidimensional spectroscopy with photoemission electron microscopy, scientists in Germany have successfully mapped the coherence lifetimes of plasmons in silver with nanoscale spatial resolution and femtosecond temporal resolution.
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Mikkelsen, A. Seeing excitations in a new light. Nature Photon 5, 651–653 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2011.281
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