Self-probing of molecules with high harmonic generation

Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

Volumn 44, Issue 20, 2011, Pages

  Haessler, S ^a   Caillat, J ^b   Salieres P ^c  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c CNRS UMR 3299   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTOSECONDS; ELECTRON WAVE PACKET; ELECTRONIC LEVELS; EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; HIGH HARMONIC GENERATION; QUANTUM DYNAMICS; ULTRA-FAST;

MOLECULAR ORBITALS; MOLECULES; QUANTUM THEORY;

HARMONIC GENERATION;

EID: 80053472713     PISSN: 09534075     EISSN: 13616455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-4075/44/20/203001     Document Type: Article

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