Femtosecond (Noun)
Meaning
One quadrillionth (10^-15) of a second; one thousandth of a picosecond.
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- Laser pulses in the femtosecond range are used to study the dynamics of molecular interactions.
- The new technique allowed researchers to observe chemical reactions at the femtosecond scale.
- Scientists have been working to develop new methods for generating femtosecond pulses of light.
- In femtosecond spectroscopy, researchers use ultrashort pulses to probe the behavior of molecules.
- The equipment was capable of measuring events that occurred on the femtosecond timescale.