1. Making the paper: Ulli Eichmann.
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ATOMS , *IONIZATION (Atomic physics) , *NEUTRAL beams , *ELECTRONIC excitation , *HELIUM , *LASERS , *OSCILLATIONS - Abstract
The article discusses the study of Ulli Eichman and colleagues of Max Born Institute in Berlin, Germany on the acceleration of neutral atoms using a strong laser pulse. It notes that Eichman and colleagues have used helium atoms in their experiment because of its atomic featherweight that can easily be push around with strong forces, and reveals that it has survived the strong laser. It mentions that its survival was because of the ability of helium's electron to oscillate near its ionic core.
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- 2009
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