Physics in Canada / La Physique au Canada - 2009 (65.2)
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Attosecond Light Sources

Author(s)
David Villeneuve
Institution
National Research Council of Canada
PDF
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The shortest-duration laser pulses now have durations below 100 attoseconds. This is less than the time it takes an electron to go around a hydrogen atom. This article describes how these new sources work.

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