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The discussion centers around the concept of "Attosecond physics," with participants seeking explanations and clarifications about the field, its significance, and its applications. The scope includes conceptual understanding and technical details related to phenomena occurring on the attosecond time scale.

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  • Some participants request explanations of "Attosecond physics" without providing specific context or prior knowledge.
  • One participant defines attosecond physics as the study of phenomena occurring in the attosecond time-scale, specifically between 10-18 and 10-15 seconds, and mentions the use of laser impulses shorter than 10-15 seconds to observe electron motion within atoms and molecules.
  • Another participant suggests that providing context about where the term was encountered could lead to better answers.

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Hello,
please can anyone explain to me "Attosecond physics"
I would like to understand it.

Thanks
 
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mamdouh said:
can anyone explain to me "Attosecond physics"
You will get better answers if tell us where you heard that term, and what you did and did not understand from that source.
 
Attosecond physics is the field of physics that is concerned with phenomena that take place in the attosecond time-scale, namely 10-18-10-15 s.

In practice, this means making laser impulses that are shorter than 10-15 s and using them to interrogate the motion of electrons inside atoms and molecules, for which the time-scale of that order of magnitude (the atomic unit of time is 24 as).
 

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