Linked attosecond phase interferometry for molecular frame measurements

Nature Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 174-178

  Bertrand, J B ^a   Worner H J ^b   Salieres P ^c   Villeneuve, D M ^a   Corkum, P B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c CEA SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLECULES; TOMOGRAPHY;

EXTREME ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHTS; HIGH HARMONICS; MOLECULAR FRAME; PHOTON FREQUENCY; PHOTORECOMBINATION; SINGLE ATOMS; TIME-RESOLVED; TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGING;

MOLECULAR ORBITALS;

EID: 84874661549     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys2540     Document Type: Article

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