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Attoclocked Many-Body Correlations in Quantum Materials

Markus Borsch, Josef Freudenstein, Manuel Meierhofer, R. Huber, M. Kira

Published Jan 1, 2023• 0 citations
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Theory–experiment advancements are demonstrated to resolve many-body correlations of quantum materials at attosecond time scales. Our theoretical analysis provides an exact view into the microscopic many-body dynamics presented intuitively via a Wigner-function analysis.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_fs.2023.fw3n.2

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