Measurement of the subcycle timing of attosecond XUV bursts in high-harmonic generation.
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The absolute timing of the high-harmonic attosecond pulse train with respect to the generating IR pump cycle has been measured for the first time. The attosecond pulses occur 190+/-20 as after each pump field maxima (twice per optical cycle), in agreement with the "short" quantum path of the quasiclassical model of harmonic generation.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review letters
دوره 91 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003