Attosecond pulses reveal electronic ripples in molecules – Phys.org

In the first experiment to take advantage of a new technology for producing powerful attosecond X-ray laser pulses, a research team led by scientists from the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University showed they can create electronic ripples in molecules through a process called “impulsive Raman scattering.”
Exploiting this unique interaction will allow scientists to study how electrons zipping around molecules kick off key processes in biology, chemis…

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