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Attosecond electron pulses are claimed as shortest ever

17 Feb 2023
Attosecond electrons
How it works: an ultrashort laser pulse (yellow) drives electrons (green) out of a tungsten nanotip. The result is a pulse of electrons that is just 53 attoseconds long. (Courtesy: E Goulielmakis/University of Rostock)
The shortest electron pulses ever made in the lab have been claimed by researchers in Germany. By fi

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