Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Femtophysics

Birth of a quasiparticle

  • News & Views
  • Published:

From Nature

View current issue Submit your manuscript

As electronic devices shrink, the interaction between electrons and the silicon crystal lattice, described in terms of 'quasiparticles', is a central issue. Ultrashort laser pulses can track the birth of such a quasiparticle.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Figure 1: Caught in the act.

References

  1. Doyle, B. et al. Intel Tech. J. 6, 42–54 (2002); http://www.intel.com/research/silicon

    Google Scholar 

  2. Hase, M., Kitajima, M., Constantinescu, A. M. & Petek, H. Nature 426, 51–54 (2003).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  3. Huber, R. et al. Nature 414, 286–289 (2001).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. Cho, G. C., Kütt, W., Kurz, H. & Ibach, H. Phys. Rev. Lett. 65, 764–766 (1990).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Fano, U. Phys. Rev. 124, 1866–1878 (1961).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Physics, University of Konstanz, PO Box M 695, Konstanz, D-78457, Germany

    Alfred Leitenstorfer

Authors
  1. Alfred Leitenstorfer
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Leitenstorfer, A. Birth of a quasiparticle. Nature 426, 23–24 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/426023b

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/426023b

  • Springer Nature Limited

Search

Navigation