Physics:Attophysics
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Short description: Physics on extremely short timescales, approximately 10^−18 second
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Attosecond science also known as attophysics is a branch of Atomic, molecular, and optical physics wherein attosecond (10−18 s) duration pulses of electrons or photons are used to probe dynamic processes in matter with unprecedented time resolution.[1] The majority of attoscience employs pump–probe methods.
One of the primary goals of attosecond science is to provide more insights into the dynamics of electrons in molecules.[2]
Today, attophysicists mostly study molecular phenomena, such as how a particular protein breaks down under X-ray bombardment.
See also
- Anne L'Huillier
- Paul Corkum
- Maciej Lewenstein
- Ferenc Krausz
- High harmonic generation
- Femtochemistry
- Femtotechnology
- Ultrashort pulse
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Attoscience groups
- Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Munich
- Lund University
- ELI-ALPS Szeged
- Stanford University
- Politecnico Milano
- CEA Paris
- Max Born Institute, Berlin
- University of Freiburg
- JAS Lab Ottawa
- Imperial College London
- CFEL Hamburg
- ICFO Barcelona
- OSU Columbus
- ETH Zurich
- FORTH Heraklion
- Griffith University, Queensland
- Weizmann Institute of science, Tel Aviv
- RIKEN Tokyo
- Heidelberg
- University of Jena
- Riyadh
References
- ^ P.H. Bucksbaum (2003). "Attophysics: Ultrafast Control". Nature 421 (6923): 593–594. doi:10.1038/421593a. PMID 12571581. Bibcode: 2003Natur.421..593B.
- ^ P. Agostini, L.F. DiMauro (2004). "The physics of attosecond light pulses". Reports on Progress in Physics 67 (6): 813–855. doi:10.1088/0034-4885/67/6/R01. Bibcode: 2004RPPh...67..813A.
- Stopping Time: What can you do in a billionth of a billionth of a second?
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