Ultrafast Science, Volume. 3, Issue 1, 0049(2023)
Hearing the Heartbeat of Atoms: Unveiling Attosecond Horizons
The 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics spotlights the techniques to generate attosecond light pulses. The generation of attosecond pulses heralds a new era in understanding electron dynamics. This perspective traces the evolution of ultrafast science, from early microwave electronics to the recent breakthroughs in attosecond pulse generation and measurement. Key milestones, such as high harmonic generation, the RABBITT method, attosecond streaking camera, etc, illuminate our journey toward capturing the transient electron motions in atoms. Recent discoveries, including zeptosecond delays in H2 single-photon double ionization and the potential of attosecond “electron” pulses despite challenges, etc., hint at an exciting future for ultrafast studies.
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Jing Li, Yunquan Liu. Hearing the Heartbeat of Atoms: Unveiling Attosecond Horizons[J]. Ultrafast Science, 2023, 3(1): 0049
Category: Research Articles
Received: Oct. 20, 2023
Accepted: Nov. 3, 2023
Published Online: Dec. 4, 2023
The Author Email: Liu Yunquan (Yunquan.liu@pku.edu.cn)