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The anisotropic behaviour of ultrafast electron transfer at the metal/organic interface

The anisotropic behaviour of ultrafast electron transfer at the metal/organic interface

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Quantum objects are not abstract entities. On the contrary, they are quite real, As such, individual quantum objects can be detected, manipulated and their characteristics analysed using the appropriate techniques. Take the case of a single molecule adsorbed on a substrate. Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) would reveal electron densities of molecular orbitals, could be used […]

Sub-femtosecond resolution of the Auger effect via self-referenced attosecond streaking

Sub-femtosecond resolution of the Auger effect via self-referenced attosecond streaking

DIPC Attosecond Physics

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Honouring a secular tradition in the physical sciences, that of the Boltzmann constant (created by Planck) and the Avogadro constant (created by Cannizaro), the Auger effect was discovered by Lise Meitner in 1922 and rediscovered by Pierre Auger in 1923. The effect consists in the ejection of an electron from an atom without the emission […]

The attosecond dynamics underlying the photoelectric effect

The attosecond dynamics underlying the photoelectric effect

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In 1882, Heinrich Hertz devoted himself to the study of electromagnetism, including the recent and still generally unappreciated work of Maxwell. Two years later he began his famous series of experiments with electromagnetic waves. During the course of this work, Hertz discovered the photoelectric effect, which has had a profound influence on modern physics. The […]