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Zap a metal with light and the electrons on the surface ripple into waves – known as plasmons – which emit light of their own. The frequency of that light reflects the electronic nature of the surface and is highly sensitive to contamination.
Kevin Tetz and colleagues in the Ultrafast and Nanoscale Optics Group at the [...]
