Tag Archives: Ultrafast

Quantum Sensor Hits Nanosecond Resolution

A new development brings magnetic field imaging to the tabletop. Continue reading

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A Physicist Turned Fraud Detective

Renate Pazourek develops software tools that Austrian government agencies use to audit tax returns and other financial documents. Continue reading

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Watching a Molecular Reaction in Real Time

An ultrafast imaging technique reveals the different pathways through which bromoform, a molecule that damages the ozone layer, reacts to light. Continue reading

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Intense X Rays Can Free Bound Electrons

Measurements indicate that intense x-ray pulses can change the electronic structure of a material on femtosecond timescales, a finding that could improve imaging of light–matter interactions. Continue reading

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Watching Molecules Relax in Real Time

An ultrafast x-ray imaging technique shows how the symmetry of methane’s structure evolves after rapid removal of an electron, providing insights into its physical and chemical properties. Continue reading

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Light Boosts Magnetism in a Crystal

Ultrafast laser pulses drive spin alignment that strengthens a titanate crystal’s magnetism and extends it to higher temperatures. Continue reading

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Interaction Detection with Attosecond Perfection

Mina Bionta explores how light interacts with matter by capturing snapshots of those interactions on the timescale of the light’s oscillations. Continue reading

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All in the Delivery

The new fibre delivery options and scanning solutions for ultrafast (and non-ultrafast!) lasers. Read more in Laser Systems Europe (pg 18-20)…

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