Atomic excitation during recollision-free ultrafast multi-electron tunnel ionization

Nature Physics

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 379-383

  Bryan, W A ^a,b   Stebbings, S L ^a,d   McKenna, J ^c   English, E M L ^a   Suresh, M ^c,e   Wood, J ^a   Srigengan, B ^c   Turcu, I C E ^b   Smith, J M ^b   Divall, E J ^b   Hooker, C J ^b   Langley, A J ^b   Collier, J L ^b   Williams, I D ^c   Newell, W R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Science and Technology Facilities Council   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC EXCITATIONS; MULTI-ELECTRON; RECOLLISION; TUNNEL IONIZATION; ULTRA-FAST;

EID: 33744817910     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys310     Document Type: Article

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