Attophysics is an emerging field in physics devoted to the study and characterization of matter dynamics in the sub-femtosecond time scale. This book gives coverage of a broad set of selected topics in this field, exciting by their novelty and their potential impact. The book is written review-like. It also includes fundamental chapters as introduction to the field for non-specialist physicists. The book is structured in four sections: basics, attosecond pulse technology, applications to measurements and control of physical processes and future perspectives. It is a valuable reference tool for researchers in the field as well as a concise introduction to non-specialist readers.
Author(s): P. B. Corkum (auth.), Luis Plaja, Ricardo Torres, Amelle Zaïr (eds.)
Series: Springer Series in Optical Sciences 177
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2013
Language: English
Pages: 275
Tags: Optics and Electrodynamics;Laser Technology, Photonics;Characterization and Evaluation of Materials;Physical Chemistry;Optical and Electronic Materials;Signal, Image and Speech Processing
Front Matter....Pages I-XVI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Attosecond Science....Pages 3-7
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
Theory of Attosecond Pulse Generation....Pages 11-31
Perspectives for the Generation of Intense Isolated Attosecond Pulses at Ultra-high Laser Intensities....Pages 33-45
Generation of Isolated Attosecond Pulses....Pages 47-68
Attosecond Pulse Characterization....Pages 69-80
Strong-Field and Attosecond Physics with Mid-infrared Lasers....Pages 81-98
Front Matter....Pages 99-99
Strong Field Ionization in a Multi-color Field....Pages 101-119
Attosecond Electron Interferometry....Pages 121-134
The Attoclock: A Novel Ultrafast Measurement Technique with Attosecond Time Resolution....Pages 135-158
Studying the Electronic Structure of Molecules with High Harmonic Spectroscopy....Pages 159-190
Attosecond Molecular Spectroscopies with XUV Harmonic Radiation....Pages 191-206
Observation and Control of Electron Dynamics in Molecules....Pages 207-229
Attosecond Time-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy in Condensed Matter—Photoelectron Wave Phase Shifts and Time Delays....Pages 231-253
Front Matter....Pages 255-255
Attosecond Science Comes of Age....Pages 257-270
Back Matter....Pages 271-275
