High-energy attosecond light sources

Nature Photonics

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 655-663

  Sansone, Giuseppe ^a   Poletto, Luca ^a   Nisoli, Mauro ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

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EID: 80455164536     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2011.167     Document Type: Review

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