Timing the action of light on matter

Thomas Fennel ()

Nature, 2018, vol. 561, issue 7723, 314-315

Abstract: Photoemission, the ejection of an electron from a material on the absorption of a photon, is one of the fastest processes in nature. An experiment demonstrates how the dynamics of this process can be captured in real time.

Keywords: Applied physics; Optics and photonics; Atomic and molecular physics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-018-06687-5

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