Demonstration of attosecond ionization dynamics inside transparent solids

Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

Volumn 43, Issue 13, 2010, Pages

  Gertsvolf, M ^a,b   Spanner, M ^b   Rayner, D M ^b   Corkum, P B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION DYNAMICS; ATTOSECOND DYNAMICS; ATTOSECOND SCIENCE; ATTOSECONDS; COLLISIONAL PROCESS; CONDENSED MEDIA; ELLIPTICALLY POLARIZED LIGHT; GENERAL CLASS; INCIDENT BEAMS; INTENSE LIGHT PULSE; IONIZATION DYNAMICS; LARGE BAND; LOW DENSITY; MINOR AXIS; NONLINEAR ABSORPTIONS; PULSE DURATIONS; SUB-CYCLE; TRANSMITTED BEAMS; TRANSPARENT SOLIDS;

ABSORPTION; IONIZATION OF GASES; LIGHT POLARIZATION; PARTICLE DETECTORS; SILICON COMPOUNDS;

IONIZATION OF SOLIDS;

EID: 77954036471     PISSN: 09534075     EISSN: 13616455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-4075/43/13/131002     Document Type: Article

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