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Nature Physics

State-resolved attosecond reversible and irreversible dynamics in strong optical fields

Mazyar Sabbar, Henry R. Timmers, Yi-Jen Chen, Allison K. Pymer, Zhi-Heng Loh, Scott Sayres, Stefan Pabst, Robin Santra, Stephen R. Leone

Published Feb 6, 2017• 82 citations
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10.1038/nphys4027

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