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Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 336-339 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | SCIENCE |
Volume | 346 |
Issue number | 6207 |
Publication status | Published - 17 Oct 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |
Abstract
In the past decade, attosecond technology has opened up the investigation of ultrafast electronic processes in atoms, simple molecules, and solids. Here, we report the application of isolated attosecond pulses to prompt ionization of the amino acid phenylalanine and the subsequent detection of ultrafast dynamics on a sub-4.5-femtosecond temporal scale, which is shorter than the vibrational response of the molecule. The ability to initiate and observe such electronic dynamics in polyatomic molecules represents a crucial step forward in attosecond science, which is progressively moving toward the investigation of more and more complex systems.
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In: SCIENCE, Vol. 346, No. 6207, 17.10.2014, p. 336-339.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Ultrafast electron dynamics in phenylalanine initiated by attosecond pulses
AU - Calegari, F.
AU - Ayuso, D.
AU - Trabattoni, A.
AU - Belshaw, L.
AU - De Camillis, S.
AU - Anumula, S.
AU - Frassetto, F.
AU - Poletto, L.
AU - Palacios, A.
AU - Decleva, P.
AU - Greenwood, J. B.
AU - Martín, F.
AU - Nisoli, M.
PY - 2014/10/17
Y1 - 2014/10/17
N2 - In the past decade, attosecond technology has opened up the investigation of ultrafast electronic processes in atoms, simple molecules, and solids. Here, we report the application of isolated attosecond pulses to prompt ionization of the amino acid phenylalanine and the subsequent detection of ultrafast dynamics on a sub-4.5-femtosecond temporal scale, which is shorter than the vibrational response of the molecule. The ability to initiate and observe such electronic dynamics in polyatomic molecules represents a crucial step forward in attosecond science, which is progressively moving toward the investigation of more and more complex systems.
AB - In the past decade, attosecond technology has opened up the investigation of ultrafast electronic processes in atoms, simple molecules, and solids. Here, we report the application of isolated attosecond pulses to prompt ionization of the amino acid phenylalanine and the subsequent detection of ultrafast dynamics on a sub-4.5-femtosecond temporal scale, which is shorter than the vibrational response of the molecule. The ability to initiate and observe such electronic dynamics in polyatomic molecules represents a crucial step forward in attosecond science, which is progressively moving toward the investigation of more and more complex systems.
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U2 - 10.1126/science.1254061
DO - 10.1126/science.1254061
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JO - SCIENCE
JF - SCIENCE
SN - 0036-8075
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