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1 Laser-Assisted Electron Scattering and Diffraction in Ultrashort Intense Laser Fields |
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1 | (16) |
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1.1.1 Electron-Atom Collisions in Laser Fields |
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1 | (1) |
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1.1.2 Theory of the LAES Process |
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2 | (2) |
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1.1.3 Experimental Studies of the LAES |
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4 | (1) |
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1.1.4 LAES Experiment in Femtosecond Intense Laser Fields |
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4 | (1) |
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5 | (2) |
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1.3 Observation of LAES in Intense Laser Fields |
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7 | (5) |
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1.4 Laser-Assisted Electron Diffraction |
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12 | (2) |
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14 | (3) |
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15 | (2) |
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2 Electron Localization in Hydrogen |
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17 | (16) |
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18 | (1) |
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2.2 Hydrogen Under Extreme Laser Fields |
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18 | (2) |
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2.3 Mathematical Description of the Electronic Localization |
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20 | (1) |
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2.4 Experiments in Hydrogen by CEP Stabilized Laser Pulses |
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21 | (3) |
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24 | (6) |
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2.5.1 CEP Controlled Pulses |
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24 | (2) |
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2.5.2 Experiments in Hydrogen by Isolated and Trains of Attosecond Pulses |
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26 | (4) |
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2.6 Future Experiments: Control of Charge Dynamics in Complex Molecules |
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30 | (3) |
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31 | (2) |
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3 Observation of Vibrational Wave-Packet Dynamics in D2+ Using High-Order Harmonic Pulses |
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33 | (16) |
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33 | (1) |
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3.2 Nonlinear Fourier Transform Spectroscopy Using High-Harmonic Radiation |
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34 | (4) |
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3.3 Real-Time Observation of the Vibrational Wave-Packet Motion of D2+ Using Multiple Harmonic Pulses |
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38 | (7) |
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38 | (3) |
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3.3.2 Results and Discussion |
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41 | (4) |
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45 | (4) |
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46 | (3) |
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4 Frequency Tunable Attosecond Apparatus |
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49 | (16) |
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50 | (1) |
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50 | (4) |
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50 | (1) |
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4.2.2 Large MZ Interferometer Setup |
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51 | (2) |
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4.2.3 Compact MZ Interferometer Setup |
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53 | (1) |
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4.3 Frequency Tunable IAP with DOG |
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54 | (2) |
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4.4 Temporal Characterization of IAP in XUV and VUV Regions |
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56 | (1) |
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57 | (8) |
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60 | (5) |
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5 Strong-Field Atomic Physics in the X-ray Regime |
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65 | (12) |
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65 | (1) |
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5.2 Initial LCLS Ionization Studies in Neon Atoms |
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66 | (5) |
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5.2.1 Sequential Ionization of Neon with High Fluence X-rays |
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66 | (2) |
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5.2.2 Nonlinear Two-Photon Ionization of Neon |
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68 | (3) |
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5.3 In Search of the Strong-Field Limit at X-ray Frequencies |
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71 | (4) |
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75 | (2) |
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75 | (2) |
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6 Third Harmonic Generation from Perturbed Femtosecond Filaments in Air |
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77 | (18) |
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77 | (2) |
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79 | (6) |
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6.3 Numerical Simulations and Discussion |
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85 | (7) |
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92 | (3) |
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92 | (3) |
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7 Strong and Coherent Forward Emissions from Molecules Driven by Femtosecond Infrared Laser Pulses |
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95 | (16) |
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96 | (1) |
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97 | (1) |
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7.3 Switchable Multi-wavelength Coherence Emissions in Air |
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98 | (2) |
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7.4 Strong Forward Nitrogen Coherence Emissions in Different Gas Mixtures |
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100 | (3) |
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7.5 Simultaneous Multi-wavelength Remote Line Emissions in CO2 |
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103 | (2) |
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7.6 Mechanism of Strong Forward Coherence Emissions |
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105 | (3) |
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108 | (3) |
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109 | (2) |
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8 Tests of Classical and Quantum Electrodynamics with Intense Laser Fields |
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111 | (26) |
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111 | (8) |
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8.2 Peak Intensity Measurement of Strong Laser Pulses Using Non-linear Thomson Scattering |
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119 | (6) |
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8.3 Quantum Electron Self-interaction in a Strong Laser Field |
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125 | (5) |
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8.4 Conclusions and Outlook |
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130 | (7) |
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131 | (6) |
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9 Quantum Vacuum Polarization Searches with High Power Lasers Below the Pair Production Regime |
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137 | (18) |
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137 | (4) |
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9.2 The Search for Quantum Vacuum Polarization |
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141 | (1) |
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9.3 The Effective Lagrangian for the Electromagnetic Fields in QED and Non-standard Models |
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142 | (2) |
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144 | (1) |
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9.5 Phase Shift of Crossing Polarized Beams |
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145 | (1) |
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9.6 Light by Light Diffraction in Vacuum: An Optimal Scenario |
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146 | (2) |
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9.7 Sensitivity at Selected Ultraintense Laser Facilities |
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148 | (4) |
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152 | (3) |
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152 | (3) |
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