Spatiotemporal imaging of valence electron motion
Light absorption in matter often induces ultrafast electron dynamics within the system. Here, the authors record a femtosecond movie of the electron density of an argon ion as it oscillates in a quantum beat of two fine-structure states.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2019-03-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09036-w |