Laser excitation of nanometer-sized atomic and molecular clusters offers various
opportunities to explore and control ultrafast many-particle dynamics. Whereas weak laser …

Clusters as mesoscopic particles represent an intermediate state of matter between single
atoms and solid material. The tendency to miniaturise technical objects requires knowledge …

Silver clusters grown in helium nanodroplets are excited by intense femtosecond laser
pulses resulting in the formation of a hot electron plasma far from equilibrium. The ultrafast …

We have measured the energy and angular-resolved electron emission from medium-sized
silver clusters (N≃ 500–2000) exposed to dual laser pulses of moderate intensity (I∼ 10 13 …

The time-dependent response of simple metal clusters to femtosecond laser pulses is
investigated using the semiclassical theory based on the Vlasov equation. Starting from a …

When a nanoparticle is irradiated by an intense laser pulse, it turns into a nanoplasma, a
transition that is accompanied by many interesting nonequilibrium dynamics. So far, most …

We review the strong field (1013–1016 W cm− 2) laser excitation of metal clusters (CdN,
AgN and PbN) embedded in He nanodroplets. Plasmon enhanced ionization obtained by …

By a comparative analysis of the emission of highly charged ions and energetic electrons
the interaction dynamics of intense femtosecond laser fields (10 13–10 14 W∕ cm 2) with …

In this article we present a perspective on the current state of the art in the photoionization of
atomic clusters in few-cycle near-infrared laser pulses. Recently, several studies have …

Lead clusters are exposed to strong femtosecond light pulses. The dependence of the recoil
energy on the charge state of the atomic ion is now investigated using a new detection …