Experimental observation of electron-hole recollisions

Nature

Volumn 483, Issue 7391, 2012, Pages 580-583

  Zaks, B ^a   Liu, R B ^b   Sherwin, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE; ELECTRON; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LASER; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY;

ARTICLE; ATOM; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRON; ENERGY YIELD; FIELD EMISSION; LASER; OSCILLATION; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; RADIATION FIELD; RECOLLISION; SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 84859181049     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature10864     Document Type: Article

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