Attosecond plasma lens (IMAGE)

Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy (MBI)

Attosecond plasma lens

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Fig. 1: a, An attosecond pulse enters a capillary, where a strong electrical pulse generates a hydrogen plasma. As the electrons move toward the capillary walls, they form a concave lens that focuses the attosecond pulse. b, The attosecond pulses are focused in the presence of plasma.

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MBI / Evaldas Svirplys

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