Ultrafast Science, Volume. 2, Issue 1, 9842716(2022)

Direct Visualization of Deforming Atomic Wavefunction in Ultraintense High-Frequency Laser Pulses

Jintai Liang1, Yueming Zhou1、*, Yijie Liao1, Wei-Chao Jiang2, Min Li1, and Peixiang Lu1,3
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Physics and Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
  • 2College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
  • 3Optics Valley Laboratory, Hubei 430074, China
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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Aug. 3, 2022

    Accepted: Oct. 11, 2022

    Published Online: Sep. 28, 2023

    The Author Email: Zhou Yueming (zhouymhust@hust.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.34133/2022/9842716

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