The physics of attosecond light pulses

P Agostini, LF DiMauro - Reports on progress in physics, 2004 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The word'attosecond'(1 as= 10− 18 s) officially entered the vocabulary of physics
when sub-femtosecond pulses of UV/XUV light produced either by nonlinear frequency …

Observation of a train of attosecond pulses from high harmonic generation

…, G Mullot, F Augé, P Balcou, HG Muller, P Agostini - Science, 2001 - science.org
In principle, the temporal beating of superposed high harmonics obtained by focusing a
femtosecond laser pulse in a gas jet can produce a train of very short intensity spikes …

Attosecond synchronization of high-harmonic soft x-rays

…, M Kovacev, R Taïeb, B Carré, HG Muller, P Agostini… - Science, 2003 - science.org
Subfemtosecond light pulses can be obtained by superposing several high harmonics of an
intense laser pulse. Provided that the harmonics are emitted simultaneously, increasing their …

Incentive spirometry following thoracic surgery: what should we be doing?

P Agostini, S Singh - Physiotherapy, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Thoracic surgery may cause reduced respiratory function and pulmonary
complications, with associated increased risk of mortality. Postoperative physiotherapy aims …

Optimizing high harmonic generation in absorbing gases: Model and experiment

…, E Mével, C Dorrer, C Le Blanc, F Salin, P Agostini - Physical Review Letters, 1999 - APS
We study high-order harmonic generation in the general case of absorbing and dispersive
atomic gas media. For ultrashort laser pulses, the harmonic conversion efficiency tends to a …

Free-free transitions following six-photon ionization of xenon atoms

P Agostini, F Fabre, G Mainfray, G Petite… - Physical Review Letters, 1979 - APS
The energy spectrum of electrons produced by multiphoton ionization of xenon atoms has
been analyzed with a retarding potential technique. We have shown that the discrete …

[HTML][HTML] Observation of high-order harmonic generation in a bulk crystal

S Ghimire, AD DiChiara, E Sistrunk, P Agostini… - Nature physics, 2011 - nature.com
Harmonic generation is a general feature of driven nonlinear systems. In particular high-
order harmonic generation (HHG) in atomic gases is the basis for producing attosecond …

Scaling of wave-packet dynamics in an intense midinfrared field

J Tate, T Auguste, HG Muller, P Salières, P Agostini… - Physical review …, 2007 - APS
A theoretical investigation is presented that examines the wavelength scaling from near-
visible (0.8 μ m) to midinfrared (2 μ m) of the photoelectron distribution and high harmonics …

Precision measurement of strong field double ionization of helium

B Walker, B Sheehy, LF DiMauro, P Agostini… - Physical review …, 1994 - APS
The production of He+ and He 2+ by a 160 fs, 780 nm laser has been measured over an
unprecedented 12 orders of magnitude in counting range. Enhanced double electron …

Is preoperative physiotherapy/pulmonary rehabilitation beneficial in lung resection patients?

K Nagarajan, A Bennett, P Agostini… - … and thoracic surgery, 2011 - academic.oup.com
A best evidence topic in thoracic surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The
question addressed was whether preoperative physiotherapy/pulmonary rehabilitation is …