Coherent control of attosecond emission from aligned molecules

Nature Physics

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 545-549

  Boutu, W ^a   Haessler, S ^a   Merdji, H ^a   Breger, P ^a   Waters, G ^b   Stankiewicz, M ^c   Frasinski, L J ^d   Taieb, R ^e,f   Caillat, J ^e,f   Maquet, A ^e,f   Monchicourt, P ^a   Carre, B ^a   Salieres, P ^a  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^f Université Pierre et Marie Curie   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOM LASERS; ATOMS; MOLECULES; PULSE SHAPING; WAVE PACKETS; X RAYS;

ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PROCESS; ELECTRON RECOLLISIONS; ELECTRON WAVE PACKET; EXTREME ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHTS; EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET EMISSION; FUTURE APPLICATIONS; LASER-DRIVEN ELECTRONS; QUANTUM INTERFERENCE;

ELECTRONS;

EID: 46649087114     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys964     Document Type: Article

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