Probing Attosecond Electron Coherence in Molecular Charge Migration by Ultrafast X-Ray Photoelectron Imaging
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Numerical Methods
3. Results and Discussions
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Yuan, K.-J.; Bandrauk, A.D. Probing Attosecond Electron Coherence in Molecular Charge Migration by Ultrafast X-Ray Photoelectron Imaging. Appl. Sci. 2019, 9, 1941. https://doi.org/10.3390/app9091941
Yuan K-J, Bandrauk AD. Probing Attosecond Electron Coherence in Molecular Charge Migration by Ultrafast X-Ray Photoelectron Imaging. Applied Sciences. 2019; 9(9):1941. https://doi.org/10.3390/app9091941
Chicago/Turabian StyleYuan, Kai-Jun, and André D Bandrauk. 2019. "Probing Attosecond Electron Coherence in Molecular Charge Migration by Ultrafast X-Ray Photoelectron Imaging" Applied Sciences 9, no. 9: 1941. https://doi.org/10.3390/app9091941