12–17 Jun 2016
University of Ottawa
America/Toronto timezone
Welcome to the 2016 CAP Congress! / Bienvenue au congrès de l'ACP 2016!

Probed quantum systems from the inside – on the attosecond time scale

16 Jun 2016, 17:00
45m
University of Ottawa

University of Ottawa

Plenary Speaker / Conférencier plénier Herzberg Public, Plenary, and Medal Talks / Conférenciers des sessions Herzberg, plénières et médaillés (CAP-ACP) R-PLEN Plenary Session - Paul Corkum, Univ. of Ottawa - Session plénière - Paul Corkum, Univ. d'Ottawa

Speaker

Prof. Paul Corkum (University of Ottawa)

Description

Attosecond pulses are generated by electrons that are extracted from a quantum system by tunneling in an intense light pulse and travel through the continuum. Portions of each electron wave packet are forced to re-collide with its parent ion by the oscillating force of the time dependent electric field. Upon re-collision, the electron and ion can re-combine, emitting soft X-ray radiation. This highly nonlinear process occurs in atoms, molecules and solids and offers unique measurement opportunities –of the attosecond pulses themselves; of molecular orbitals; and even the band structure of large bandgap semiconductors.

Primary author

Prof. Paul Corkum (University of Ottawa)

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