Reflections off a relativistic mirror

Authors :: Laszlo Veisz
Source :: Nature Physics. 17:875-876
Publication Year :: 2021
Publisher :: Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021.
Abstract: High-order harmonics of laser pulses yield spectral components with shorter wavelength and duration and tighter focus than the original pulse. Precise spatiotemporal characterization of this radiation from a relativistic plasma mirror is relevant for ultrafast science.