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Physical Review A

Theory of bound-state coherences generated and probed by optical attosecond pulses

Wei‐Chao Jiang, Xiao‐Min Tong, Renate Pazourek, Stefan Nagele, Joachim Burgdörfer

Published May 28, 2020• 11 citations
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Abstract

A pump-probe scheme for attosecond time-resolved quantum beat spectroscopy of bound states in atoms was proposed. The proposal could have potential applications to a broader variety of chemical species including molecules and solids.
DOI
10.1103/physreva.101.053435

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