Yoctosecond Photon Pulses from Quark-Gluon Plasmas
Journal Article
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· Physical Review Letters
- Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, Saupfercheckweg 1, D-69117 Heidelberg (Germany)
Present ultrafast laser optics is at the frontier between atto- and zeptosecond photon pulses, giving rise to unprecedented applications. We show that high-energetic photon pulses down to the yoctosecond time scale can be produced in heavy-ion collisions. We focus on photons produced during the initial phase of the expanding quark-gluon plasma. We study how the time evolution and properties of the plasma may influence the duration and shape of the photon pulse. Prospects for achieving double-peak structures suitable for pump-probe experiments at the yoctosecond time scale are discussed.
- OSTI ID:
- 21370735
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review Letters, Vol. 103, Issue 15; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.152301; (c) 2009 The American Physical Society; ISSN 0031-9007
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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