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Attosecond metrology

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  • M. Hentschel

    (Institut für Photonik, Technische Universität Wien)

  • R. Kienberger

    (Institut für Photonik, Technische Universität Wien)

  • Ch. Spielmann

    (Institut für Photonik, Technische Universität Wien)

  • G. A. Reider

    (Institut für Photonik, Technische Universität Wien)

  • N. Milosevic

    (Institut für Photonik, Technische Universität Wien)

  • T. Brabec

    (Institut für Photonik, Technische Universität Wien)

  • P. Corkum

    (Steacie Institute of Molecular Sciences, NRC Canada)

  • U. Heinzmann

    (Fakultät für Physik, Universität Bielefeld)

  • M. Drescher

    (Fakultät für Physik, Universität Bielefeld)

  • F. Krausz

    (Institut für Photonik, Technische Universität Wien)

Abstract

The generation of ultrashort pulses is a key to exploring the dynamic behaviour of matter on ever-shorter timescales. Recent developments have pushed the duration of laser pulses close to its natural limit—the wave cycle, which lasts somewhat longer than one femtosecond (1 fs = 10-15 s) in the visible spectral range. Time-resolved measurements with these pulses are able to trace dynamics of molecular structure, but fail to capture electronic processes occurring on an attosecond (1 as = 10-18 s) timescale. Here we trace electronic dynamics with a time resolution of ≤ 150 as by using a subfemtosecond soft-X-ray pulse and a few-cycle visible light pulse. Our measurement indicates an attosecond response of the atomic system, a soft-X-ray pulse duration of 650 ± 150 as and an attosecond synchronism of the soft-X-ray pulse with the light field. The demonstrated experimental tools and techniques open the door to attosecond spectroscopy of bound electrons.

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  • M. Hentschel & R. Kienberger & Ch. Spielmann & G. A. Reider & N. Milosevic & T. Brabec & P. Corkum & U. Heinzmann & M. Drescher & F. Krausz, 2001. "Attosecond metrology," Nature, Nature, vol. 414(6863), pages 509-513, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:414:y:2001:i:6863:d:10.1038_35107000
    DOI: 10.1038/35107000
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    1. Lixin He & Siqi Sun & Pengfei Lan & Yanqing He & Bincheng Wang & Pu Wang & Xiaosong Zhu & Liang Li & Wei Cao & Peixiang Lu & C. D. Lin, 2022. "Filming movies of attosecond charge migration in single molecules with high harmonic spectroscopy," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-9, December.
    2. Enrico Ridente & Mikhail Mamaikin & Najd Altwaijry & Dmitry Zimin & Matthias F. Kling & Vladimir Pervak & Matthew Weidman & Ferenc Krausz & Nicholas Karpowicz, 2022. "Electro-optic characterization of synthesized infrared-visible light fields," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-7, December.

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