The first broad and indepth overview of current research in attosecond nanophysics, covering the field of active plasmonics via attosecond science in metals and dielectrics to novel imaging techniques with the highest spatial and temporal resolution. Attosecond physics attosecond measurements and control. A new highpower laser system generates ultrashort pulses of. Presenting an overview of theory behind attosecond science, this book explains and predicts manifestations of attosecond timescale dynamics in molecular. Under the correct conditions, this process leads to the. Attosecond definition of attosecond by the free dictionary.
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Ultrafast science refers to physical events that happen on the femtosecond 1 fs1015 s and attosecond 1 as1018 s timescales. Direct mapping of curvecrossing dynamics in ibr by attosecond transient absorption spectroscopy. A broadband probe simultaneously tracks changes in iodine and bromine electronic structure during photodissociation of ibr. Attosecond science is a new and rapidly developing research area in which molecular dynamics are studied at the timescale of a few attoseconds. See the special section on attosecond spectroscopy beginning on page 765. Direct mapping of curvecrossing dynamics in ibr by attosecond transient absorption spectroscopy by yuki kobayashi, kristina f. A practical understanding of attosecond optics requires significant background information and foundational theory to. This book summarizes presentations and discussions from these. The word attosecond is formed by the prefix atto and the unit second.
Scientists from queens university belfast have been involved in a groundbreaking discovery in the area of experimental physics. Joint attosecond science laboratory the national research council of canada houses ones of the worlds most influential groups in femtosecond and attosecond science. Principles and applications kindle edition by lin, c. Attosecond streaking measurement of extreme ultraviolet. Multiphoton processes and attosecond physics springerlink. Thorsten naeser for max planck institute for quantum opticslaboratory for attosecond and highfield physics. Jens biegert the institute of photonic sciences icfo a very accessible introduction to the emerging fields of attosecond science and strong field laser physics. Attosecond spectroscopy in handbook of highresolution spectroscopy, martin quack ed. Aug 10, 2007 the attosecond xray pulses produced with them allow the control and realtime observation of atomicscale electron motion. Advances in attosecond science article pdf available in journal of physics b atomic molecular and optical physics 496. This light source opens up a whole new range of opportunities in medicine, life science, and material analysis.
Physics and chemical physics attosecond and strongfield physics by c. The birth of attosecond physics and its coming of age. The beamline is used for the generation of isolated attosecond pulses in the extreme ultraviolet xuv at kilohertz repetition. This book provides fundamental knowledge in the fields of attosecond science and free electron lasers, based on the insight that the further. W ith the generation of attosecond pulses, probing and controlling electrons and nuclei in matter at the attosecond timescale became possible, which revolutionizes our understanding of atomic structure and molecular processes. Books ultrafast spectroscopy and attosecond science eth zurich. In this groundbreaking book, psychiatrist and neuroscientist amir levine and psychologist rachel s.
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