Movie of 3-D Image of a Gold Nanocrystal 60 Picoseconds after Excitation with a Laser (VIDEO)

University College London

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The acoustic phonons can be visualized on the surface as regions of contraction (blue) and expansion (red). The diameter of the nanocrystal is 350 nanometers.

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UCL/Jesse Clark

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