Terahertz control of nanotip photoemission

Nature Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 432-436

  Wimmer, L ^a   Herink, G ^a   Solli, D R ^a   Yalunin, S V ^a   Echternkamp, K E ^a   Ropers, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; IONIZATION OF GASES; NANOTIPS;

ELECTRON CURRENTS; ELECTRON PROPAGATION; ELEMENTARY EXCITATIONS; EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET; IONIZATION DYNAMICS; PHOTO-ELECTRON EMISSION; SINGLE-CYCLE TERAHERTZ TRANSIENTS; SPECTRAL COMPRESSION;

ELECTRONS;

EID: 84902000885     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys2974     Document Type: Article

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