Open questions in attochemistry
Francesca Calegari, Fernando Martı́n
Abstract
Attosecond science is nowadays a well-established research field, and table-top attosecond sources based on high-harmonic generation are routinely used to access electronic motion in matter at its natural time scale. Here, the authors describe a new way of doing chemistry—attochemistry—by directly acting on the electronic motion, and discuss a few key open questions in this emerging field.
Topics & Concepts
AttosecondField (mathematics)Motion (physics)Key (lock)Open researchPhysicsScale (ratio)Engineering physicsComputer scienceOpticsQuantum mechanicsClassical mechanicsWorld Wide WebMathematicsLaserUltrashort pulsePure mathematicsComputer securityLaser-Matter Interactions and ApplicationsAdvanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesSpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies