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"High-resolution attosecond imaging of an atomic electron wavefunction in momentum space",
Takashi Nakajima, Tasuku Shinoda, D. M. Villeneuve, and Hiromichi Niikura
Phys. Rev. A.106, 063513 (2022).

"Complete characterization of attosecond photoelectron wave packets"
D. M. Villeneuve, Peng Peng and H. Niikura
Phys. Rev. A. 104, 053526 (2021)

"Selection of the magnetic quantum number in resonant ionization of neon using an XUV-IR two-color laser field"
S. Patchkovskii, Marc J. J. Vrakking, D. M. Villeneuve and H. Niikura ,
J. Phys. B Atomic. Molecular and Optical Physics 53 ,134002 (2020).
https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6455/ab82e0


"Population transfer to high angular momentum states in infrared-assisted XUV photoionization of helium "
N. Mayer, P, Peng, D. Villeneuve, S. Patchkowskii, M. Ivanov, O. Kornilov, M.J.J.Vrakking, H. Niikura ,
Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics 53, 164003 (2020).

"High conversion efficiency of an optical parametric amplifier pumped by 1 kHz Ti:Sapphire laser pulses for tunable high-harmonic generation"
A. Yu. Naumov, D. V. Villeneuve, H. Niikura, Optics Express 28 4088 - 4098 (2020).

"Coherent imaging of an attosecond electron wave packet",
D.M.Villeneuve, P. Hockett, M.J.J.Vrakking and H. Niikura , Science 356, 1150 (2017)
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gContribution of multiple electron trajectories to high-harmonic generation in the few-cycle regimeh,
A. Yu. Naumov, D. M. Villeneuve and H. Niikura, Phys. Rev. A91, 063421 (2015).

gOrder-dependent structure of high harmonic wavefrontsh
E. Frumker, G.G. Paulus, H. Niikura; A. Naumov; D.M. Villeneuve; P.B. Corkum, Optics Express 20, 13870-13877 (2012).

gProbing the Spatial Structure of a Molecular Attosecond Electron Wave Packet Using Shaped Recollision Trajectoriesh,
H. Niikura, Hans JakobWorner, D. M. Villeneuve, and P. B. Corkum, Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 093004-1-5 (2011).

gExtracting Electron-Ion Differential Scattering Cross Sections for Partially Aligned Molecules by Laser-Induced Rescattering Photoelectron Spectroscopy",
M. Okunishi, H. Niikura, R.Luccese, T. Morishita, and K. Ueda, Phys. Rev. Lett. 106, 063001 (2011).

gMapping molecular orbital symmetry on high-order harmonic generation spectrum using two-color laser fieldsh,
H. Niikura, N.Dudovich, D.M.Villeneuve and P. B. Corkum, Phys.Rev.Lett.105, 053003-1-4 (2010).

gObservation of electronic structure minima in high-harmonic generationh,
Hans JakobWorner, H. Niikura, J.B. Bertrand, P.B. Corkum, and D.M. Villeneuve, Phys. Rev. Lett 102, 103901-1-4 (2009).

gFrequency-resolved high-harmonic wavefront characterizationh,
E. Frumker, G.G. Paulus, H. Niikura; A. Naumov; D.M. Villeneuve; P.B. Corkum, Optics Letters 34, 3026-3028 (2009).

hAttosecond strobing of two-surface population dynamics in dissociating H2+h
A. Staudte, D. Pavii, S. Chelkowski, D. Zeidler, M. Meckel, H. Niikura, M. Schoffler, S. Schossler, B. Ulrich, P. P. Rajeev, Th. Weber, T. Jahnke, D. M. Villeneuve, A. D. Bandrauk, C. L. Cocke, P. B. Corkum, and R. Dorner , Phys.Rev.Lett.98, 073003 (2007).

gControlling vibrational wave packets with intense, few-cycle laser pulsesh
H. Niikura, D. M. Villeneuve and P. B. Corkum, Phys. Rev. A 73, 021402(R) (2006).

hMapping attosecond electron wave packet motionh
H. Niikura, D. M. Villeneuve and P. B. Corkum, Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 083003-1-4 (2005).

gTomographic Imaging of Molecular Orbitals"
J. Itatani, J. Levesque, D. Zeidler, H. Niikura, H. Pepin, J. C. Kieffer, P. B. Corkum and D. M. Villeneuve, Nature 432, 867-871 (2004).

gStopping a vibrational wave packet with laser induced dipole forcesh
H. Niikura, D. M. Villeneuve and P. B. Corkum, Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 133002 (2004).

gControlling vibrational wave packet motion with intense modulated laser fieldsh
H. Niikura, P. B. Corkum, and D. M. Villeneuve, Phys. Rev. Lett. 90, 203601 (2003).

gProbing molecular dynamics with attosecond resolution using correlated wave packet pairsh
H. Niikura, F. Legare, R. Hasbani, M. Ivanov, D. M. Villeneuve and P. B. Corkum, Nature 421, 826-829 (2003).

gSub-laser-cycle electron pulses for probing molecular dynamicsh
H. Niikura, F. Legare, R. Hasbani, M. Ivanov, A. D. Bandrauk, D. M. Villeneuve and P. B. Corkum, Nature 417, 917-922(2002).