Attophysics

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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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