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Publications (5)

cond-mat.mes-hall2018

Strong nonlinear terahertz response induced by Dirac surface states in Bi2Se3 Topological Insulator

Flavio Giorgianni, Enrica Chiadroni, Andrea Rovere +17

Electrons with a linear energy/momentum dispersion are called massless Dirac electrons and represent the low-energy excitations in exotic materials like Graphene and Topological In…

physics.app-ph2025

Advancing Atmospheric Pollution Monitoring with Airborne THz Spectrometer

Candida Moffa, Alessandro Curcio, Camilla Merola +8

This study details the development and validation of an airborne THz spectrometer designed for real-time, remote detection of atmospheric pollutants. The platform couples a stabili…

physics.optics2016

Universal threshold for femtosecond laser ablation with oblique illumination

Xiao-Long Liu, Weibo Cheng, Massimo Petrarca +1

We quantify the dependence of the single-shot ablation threshold on the angle of incidence and polarization of a femtosecond laser beam, for three dissimilar solid-state materials:…

physics.optics2025

Deciphering hidden layers images through terahertz spectral fingerprints

Candida Moffa, Daniele Francescone, Alessandro Curcio +5

Terahertz radiation enables non destructive, depthresolved analysis of layered artworks. This study demonstrates THz multispectral imaging ability to reveal concealed text beneath…

physics.app-ph2025

Terahertz prototype for air pollutants detection

Candida Moffa, Alessandro Curcio, Camilla Merola +11

In this work, we propose a prototype set-up exploiting terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) to investigate gaseous compounds. The system is portable and allows to perform r…