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Plasma design rules show how to preserve attosecond flashes for observing electrons

Plasma design rules show how to preserve attosecond flashes for observing electrons
Phys.org Wednesday 22 July 2026, 21:00 UTC 1 min read
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Researchers at Skoltech, together with a colleague from the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, working within the joint SIOM–Skoltech laboratory, have determined how to select the thickness and density of a plasma target so that a pulse passing through it retains its attosecond duration and high intensity. The results will help improve the design of plasma-based sources of ultraviolet and X-ray radiation used to study ultrafast processes in...

Researchers at Skoltech, together with a colleague from the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, working within the joint SIOM–Skoltech laboratory, have determined how to select the thickness and density of a plasma target so that a pulse passing through it retains its attosecond duration and high intensity. The results will help improve the design of plasma-based sources of ultraviolet and X-ray radiation used to study ultrafast processes in matter.
Skoltech (ORG) the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (ORG) the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ORG)
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