A molecular conveyor belt by controlled delivery of single molecules into ultrashort laser pulses

Nature Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 238-242

  Kahra, Steffen ^a   Leschhorn, Günther ^a   Kowalewski, Markus ^b   Schiffrin, Agustin ^a   Bothschafter, Elisabeth ^a,c   Fuß, Werner ^a   De Vivie Riedle, Regina ^b   Ernstorfer, Ralph ^a,c,d   Krausz, Ferenc ^a,b   Kienberger, Reinhard ^a,c   Schaetz, Tobias ^a,e  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR QUANTENOPTIK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d FRITZ HABER INSTITUT DER MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 84857791960     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys2214     Document Type: Article

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