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Atoms and molecules in ultrashort intense laser pulses: is there a bridge between long and short wavelength regimes?

Alejandro Saenz Institut fuer Physik Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin Germany

After a brief review of the theoretical approaches used to model atomic and, especially, molecular systems in ultrashort intense laser pulses at the optical to infra-red wavelength regimes some very tentative thoughts will be given on the lessons that may (or may not) be learned from these studies for the short-wavelength regime.