High-energy isolated attosecond pulses generated by above-saturation few-cycle fields

Nature Photonics

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 875-879

  Ferrari, F ^a   Calegari, F ^a   Lucchini, M ^a   Vozzi, C ^a   Stagira, S ^a   Sansone, G ^a   Nisoli, M ^a  

^a IFN CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS; COHERENT CONTROL; ELECTRONIC MOTIONS; ELECTRONIC PROCESS; GAS SATURATIONS; ISOLATED ATTOSECOND PULSE; PULSE ENERGIES; TEMPORAL REGIMES;

ELECTRIC FIELDS; INERT GASES;

ULTRASHORT PULSES;

EID: 78649864506     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2010.250     Document Type: Article

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