Author(s): Bernd Schütte, Mathias Arbeiter, Alexandre Mermillod-Blondin, Marc J. J. Vrakking, Arnaud Rouzée, and Thomas Fennel
Nano-fireworks can be ignited by an invisible extreme-ultraviolet light flash. The extreme-ultraviolet pulse generates a few seed electrons, which are then multiplied in an ionization avalanche induced by heating from a near-infrared laser pulse.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 116, 033001] Published Tue Jan 19, 2016